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John Wooden Inspirational Quotes (300)

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A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group - that's teamwork.
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To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.
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You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.
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We can plan a roadtrip or a workday down to the last detail but the unexpected will always arise. If we are not malleable, we will get left behind.
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Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.
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If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing
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Always think of passing the ball before shooting it.
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It's not how big you are, it's how big you play.
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Promise yourself you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible. Promise to think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best in yourself and others. Promise to forget the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements in the future.
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A good banker isn't careless with pennies a good leader isn't sloppy about details.
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Every person under your supervision is different. They're all different. They're identical in most ways, but not in all ways. You have to study and analyze every individual under your supervision and try to work with them in a way that will be most productive.
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Be quick but do not hurry.
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I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
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We don’t have to be superstars or win championships…. All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give our best effort, and make those around us better as we do it.
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I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left.
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I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.
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Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals
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We are many, but are we much?
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Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time
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Working with others makes us much more than we could ever become alone
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Each of us must make the effort to contribute to the best of our ability according to our individual talents. And then we put all the individual talents together for the highest good of the group. Understanding that the good of the group comes first is fundamental to being a highly productive member of a team.
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Profound responsibilities come with teaching and coaching. You can do so much good–or harm. It’s why I believe that next to parenting, teaching and coaching are the two most important professions in the world.
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The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move.
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Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer.
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