Woody Hayes Quotes

It does not matter the size of the man, rather the amount of effort the man is willing to put forth

Woody Hayes

• Effort
• Willing
• Amount

We do not pull in and fill up. And I'll tell you why we don't. It's because I don't buy one goddamn drop of gas in the state of Michigan. We'll coast and push this goddamn car to the Ohio line before I give this state a nickel of my money.

Woody Hayes

• Giving
• Football
• Michigan

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.

Woody Hayes

• Winning
• Basketball
• Differences

Because I couldn't go for three.

Woody Hayes

• Because
• Couldn't

There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.

Woody Hayes

• Football
• Sports
• Motivational

Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.

Woody Hayes

• Performance
• Preparation

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.

Woody Hayes

• People
• Football
• Winning

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.

Woody Hayes

• People
• Country
• America

You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward.

Woody Hayes

• Really
• Back
• Forward

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.

Woody Hayes

• People
• Believe
• Giving