Woody Hayes
Woody Hayes
Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayeswas an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Denison University, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and Ohio State University, compiling a career college football record of 238 wins, 72 losses, and 10 ties...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 February 1913
CityClifton, OH
CountryUnited States of America
may
They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.
thinking winner minutes
The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?
civilization would-be winner
Without winners, there would be no civilization.
character boys needs
Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.
football mistake games
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.
squad littles way
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.
football games tactics-and-strategy
The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.
world easy this-world
Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
nice people tough
I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
football team believe
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.
men years trouble
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.
player fire long
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.
football deceptive courses
The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.
trying pay should
You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.