Woody Hayes

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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Army
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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.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Graduation
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You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Trying
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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Basketball
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I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there. I just despise to lose, and that has taken a man of mediocre ability and made a pretty good coach out of him.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Mistake
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Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Victory
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When I look in the mirror in the morning, I want to take a swing at me.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Football
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Anything easy ain't worth a damn!
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Easy
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I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Football
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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Winning
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It's never an upset if the so-called underdog has all along considered itself the better team.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Team
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The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Thinking
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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.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Football
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You don't get many chances to pay back what's been done for you. Take them.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Done
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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.
- Woody Hayes
Collection: Squad