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Never mistake activity for achievement.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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John Robert Wooden
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I constantly caution our teams: 'Play your game, just play your game. Eventually, if you play your game, stick to your style, class will tell in the end.' This does not mean that we will always outscore our opponent, but it does insure that we will not beat ourselves.
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Confidence - Poise and confidence are not possible unless you have prepared correctly. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Poise and confidence are a natural result of proper preparation.
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Happiness begins when selfishness ends.
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Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.
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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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I also wanted my basketball players to know that I really cared about them. Forget basketball as a person, I cared, I cared about their family.
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You've never heard of them- and you never will .
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Make each day your masterpiece. Life is now. Life is not later on.
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In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.
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It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport should come from the performance itself, not the score. While he is playing, the worst thing a player can think about in terms of concentration - and therefore of success - is losing. The next worst is winning.
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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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It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves, What matters most, yes most of all, is what the teachers are themselves.
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Ability may get you to the top, nut it takes chracter to keep you there - mental, moral, and physical.
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Be quick without hurrying.
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The problem with new is you don't have time for the old ones.
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Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.
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Earlier in life, I put family in front of faith. I've fixed that. But I always tried to keep work fourth on the list. I was proud when [my wife] Nellie told an interviewer, 'I never could tell whether John had a good practice or a bad practice, because he never brought it home'
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