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Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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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Any structure must have a strong foundation. The cornerstones anchor the foundation. For some reason the cornerstones that I chose to begin with I never changed.
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You must have respect, which is a part of love, for those under your supervision. Then they will do what you ask and more.
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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.
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Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.
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A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.
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Be slow to correct and quick to commend.
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Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
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You will never outperform your inner circle.
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like love and passion. Passion won't last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It's the same with yelling.
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There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.
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When the legs go, the heart soon follows
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The true leader isn't really looking for leadership. He's trying to set an example and be in the proper way to get the most productive results and don't realize it. When the followers get something done, if the leader has been what he should, they'll feel like they did it, not him. That's the way it should be.
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The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score.
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The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
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I worry that business leaders are more interested in material gain than they are in having the patience to build up a strong organization, and a strong organization starts with caring for their people.
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Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. Focus all your effort on what is in your power to control.
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