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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.

- Woody Hayes

May, Able, Too, I May Not

Nothing that comes easy is worth a dime.

- Woody Hayes

Worth, Nothing, Easy, Dime

Paralyze resistance with persistence.

- Woody Hayes

Persistence, Resistance, Paralyze

I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there.

- Woody Hayes

Mistake, Blame, Take, Apologize

I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.

- Woody Hayes

Honest, Like, Honest People, Nice People

My brother and I were still in high school playing football, and we were both middleweight, and we couldn't find anyone else to fight in our weight class, so we'd fight each other. I was a stand-up fighter, and Ike was a weaving type of fighter, and we fought that way out there at Cy Young's farm, and we put on quite a show.

- Woody Hayes

Young, Other, Ike, Weaving

Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.

- Woody Hayes

Character, Success Is, Needs, Factor

On our first date, all Anne wanted to talk about was Bob Feller, the new pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.

- Woody Hayes

New, Date, About, Cleveland

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.

- Woody Hayes

Pretty, Over, Pretty Good, Despises

The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.

- Woody Hayes

Football, Game, Tactics, Strategy

I speak at a lot of banquets in small towns, because small towns have so many great people.

- Woody Hayes

Small, Small Towns, Many, Great People

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

Play, Big, Badly, Five

I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.

- Woody Hayes

Games, Trying, Popularity

I'm no longer the head football coach at Ohio State.

- Woody Hayes

Football, Head, Longer, Ohio

As the youngest, I don't think there was any doubt I was spoiled.

- Woody Hayes

Doubt, Think, Youngest, Spoiled

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.

- Woody Hayes

Want, Same, Players, Wavelength

Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.

- Woody Hayes

Football, Wonderful, Going, Wonderful Way

A man is always better than he thinks.

- Woody Hayes

Better, Always, Than, Thinks

A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.

- Woody Hayes

Search, Always, General, Weaknesses

The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.

- Woody Hayes

Games, Reward, Only, Supposed

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

- Woody Hayes

I Am, Very, Am, Smart

Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.

- Woody Hayes

Civilization, Even, Any, Winners

The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.

- Woody Hayes

Course, Straight, Most, Deceptive

No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.

- Woody Hayes

Game, Back, Ever, The History Of

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