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 More Quotes by Woody Hayes More Quotes From Woody Hayes I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there. I just despise to lose, and that has taken a man of mediocre ability and made a pretty good coach out of him. Woody Hayes taken mistake men Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it. Woody Hayes funny-sports jail football I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose. Woody Hayes games football thinking To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win. Woody Hayes hell exciting winning Anything easy ain't worth a damn! Woody Hayes damn easy I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart. Woody Hayes very-smart smart The only meaningful statistic is number of games won. Woody Hayes games numbers meaningful A man is always better than he thinks. Woody Hayes coaching men thinking Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs. Woody Hayes character boys needs 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. Woody Hayes trouble men years I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people. Woody Hayes tough nice people Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning. Woody Hayes army winning men Without winners, there would be no civilization. Woody Hayes winner would-be civilization Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat. Woody Hayes insufferable defeat victory You'll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never. Woody Hayes player graduation football When I look in the mirror in the morning, I want to take a swing at me. Woody Hayes college morning football Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character. Woody Hayes basketball character men I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games. Woody Hayes games winning football You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it. Woody Hayes you-can-do-it can-do trying Jack Tatum could hit a man so hard that it would lift both his feet Woody Hayes lifts feet men