“You win with people!” – Woody Hayes
Legendary Buckeye football coach Woody Hayes felt so strongly about the importance of people that he not only titled his 1973 book You Win With People, he punctuated it with an exclamation point. Ohio State's athletic department frequently uses the motto “The People. The Tradition. The Excellence.” in its publications, and The People is always listed first.
For the members of the Ohio State University wrestling team, the people and the bonds between them are much bigger than the sport itself. Listen to head coach Tom Ryan speak and you hear the passion he has for his men in every word; watch the sidelines at any given dual meet and see men up and down the roster cheering and supporting their teammate out on the mat.