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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.

Woody Hayes

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Woody Hayes
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 14
Died: 1987
Died: March 12
Football Player
Military Officer
Clifton
Ohio
Wayne Woodrow Hayes
Recognize
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You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward.
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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose.
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Because I couldn't go for three.
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I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
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The players fire the coach, and as long as I'm on the same wavelength with them, I can coach as long as I want to.
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The height of human desire is what wins, whether it’s on Normandy Beach or in Ohio Stadium.
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The only thing even in this world is the number of hours in a day. The difference in winning or losing is what you do with those hours.
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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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You don't get hurt running straight ahead...three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust offense. I will pound you and pound you until you quit.
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Football represents and embodies everything that's great about this country, because the United States of America is built on winners, not losers or people who didn't bother to play.
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They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.
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The five big mistakes in football are the fumble, the interception, the penalty, the badly called play, the blocked punt—and most of these originate with the quarterback. Find a mistake-proof quarterback and you have this game won.
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You'll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never.
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Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
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