Woody Hayes Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“There's nothing in this world that comes easy. There are a lot of people who aren't going to bother to win. We learn in football to get up and go once more.”
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“I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good.”
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“There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.”
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“Statistics always remind me of fellow who drowned in a river where the average depth was only three feet.”
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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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“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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“You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward.”
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“In football we always said that the other team couldn't beat us. We had to be sure that we didn't beat ourselves. And that's what people have to do, too-make sure they don't beat themselves.”
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“Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.”
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“Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.”
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“When you're winning - you don't need any friends. When you're losing - you don't have any friends anyway.”
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“You don't get many chances to pay back what's been done for you. Take them.”
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“Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.”
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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'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 would be no civilization.”
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“The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?”
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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 am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.”
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“The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.”
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“I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.”
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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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“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.”
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“I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good. That's just the way it is. And if you believe that and live by it, you'd be surprised at how much fun you can have. “Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.”
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“Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.”
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“I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.”
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“You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.”
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