Woody Hayes

“Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest 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-pr...”

“Paralyze resistance with persistence.”

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

“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.”

“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 s...”

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