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title: "2 Mistake Blame Quotes By Woody Hayes"
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/i-don-t-apologize-for-anything-when-i-make-a-mistake-i-take-the-blame/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

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> [I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/i-don-t-apologize-for-anything-when-i-make-a-mistake-i-take-the-blame-2/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

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## More by Woody Hayes

> [Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/any-time-you-give-a-man-something-he-doesn-t-earn-you-cheapen-him-our/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/the-game-of-football-is-one-of-strategy-and-tactics/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [Paralyze resistance with persistence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/paralyze-resistance-with-persistence/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/the-five-big-mistakes-in-football-are-the-fumble-the-interception-the/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/even-the-best-team-without-a-sound-plan-can-t-score/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [As the youngest, I don't think there was any doubt I was spoiled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/as-the-youngest-i-don-t-think-there-was-any-doubt-i-was-spoiled/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/indomitable-in-victory-insufferable-in-defeat/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [Without winners, there would be no civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/without-winners-there-would-be-no-civilization/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [I recruited a Czech kicker, and during the eye exam, when asked to read the bottom line, the kicker replied, Read it? I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/i-recruited-a-czech-kicker-and-during-the-eye-exam-when-asked-to-read/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [When I look in the mirror in the morning, I want to take a swing at me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/when-i-look-in-the-mirror-in-the-morning-i-want-to-take-a-swing-at-me/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [Because I couldn't go for three.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/because-i-couldn-t-go-for-three/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [I'm no longer the head football coach at Ohio State.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/i-m-no-longer-the-head-football-coach-at-ohio-state/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/i-may-not-be-able-to-outsmart-too-many-people-but-i-can-outwork-em/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/a-good-general-always-makes-you-search-for-his-weaknesses/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

> [You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-hayes/you-can-never-pay-back-so-you-should-always-try-to-pay-forward/)

[Woody Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-hayes/)

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