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A man is always better than he thinks.
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.
Paralyze resistance with persistence.
Success - it 's what you do with what you've got.
There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of ... (more Woody Hayes quotes)
In 1951, after his team suffered an upset loss to Indiana, Hayes vowed that the Hoosiers would never defeat one of his teams again. They never did.
Politically, Hayes was a conservative Republican.
Hayes loathed gridiron rival Michigan and this loathing got even worse when his former assistant, Bo Schembecler, was hired as Michigan head football coach.
Hayes was close friends with President Richard Nixon.
Hayes was fired after the 1978 Gator Bo... (more Woody Hayes trivia)
| A Fire to Win: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes by John Lombardo | |
| Woody Hayes: A Reflection by Paul Hornung | |
| I Remember Woody: Recollections of the Man They Called Coach Hayes by Steve Greenberg and Dale Ratermann |
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