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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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A good banker isn't careless with pennies a good leader isn't sloppy about details.
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You get ideas across better through listening and the pat-on-the-back method than you do with a kick on the pants.
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The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest 'Woodenisms.'
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Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.
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What a leader learns after you've learned it all counts most of all.
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The important things to me are your faith, your family and your friends. If you have that, you have everything.
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