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If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

John Wooden

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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It is important for us to see that our mentors are human and therefore fallible it makes our own shortcomings more tenable.
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Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within.
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Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.
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You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.
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Don't be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is failure to act when action is needed. Use the information that you've acquired in the past through the experiences you've had and act with self-control - but act.
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