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Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.
John Kessel
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John Kessel
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 24
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John Joseph Vincent Kessel
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Never back down, never fear anyone, for the best opponents will help you to play your best.
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Shared victory is a double victory, shared defeat is half-defeat.
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Don't ask yourself what you did wrong ask yourself what you did right.
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Coaches must be flexible, for then they won't get bent out of shape.
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You can be harsh on your players and still coach, but it is easier when you are kind to them.
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A coach must sometimes see players with his heart, and hear them with his eyes.
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Most of us are referees at heart we like to call throws and errors on someone else.
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I am here to give my players the little push they need, just like they needed long ago, when first learning the art of the swing. All you needed then was a little push, and quickly you were pumping away, flying higher and higher, without any more help from the 'coach.'
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