Woody Hayes

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A man is always better than he thinks.

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

Nothing that comes easy is worth a dime.

The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.

Success - it's what you do with what you've got.

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

Paralyze resistance with persistence.

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