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Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.

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
Victory
Indomitable
Insufferable
Defeat

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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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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.
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I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
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Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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The only way we'd get beaten was if we got a little fat-headed, if we didn't train right, if we had dissension on the squad.
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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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Anything easy ain't worth a damn!
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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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Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach.
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I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.
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Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
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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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