Legendary Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes delivered the commencement address at Ohio State University in 1986, two years before his death. Hayes, who had compiled a record of 238-72-10 over 28 seasons and won five national championships, spoke with the moral authority of someone who had built one of the most successful programs in college football history through relentless effort. This was not mere coaching rhetoric — it was Hayes's core philosophy applied to life beyond the football field. He believed that while talent is distributed unevenly, the capacity for hard work is available to everyone. The emphasis on 'try it' reflected his pragmatic approach: he was not asking graduates to take his word for it, but to test the principle themselves. For Hayes, the discovery that you can outwork anyone was itself one of life's great rewards.