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Be prepared and be honest.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
Basketball Coach
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Military Officer
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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You should never try to be better than someone else, you should always be learning from others. But you should never cease trying to be the best you could be because that's under your control and the other isn't.
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The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom, did not create us all equal when it comes to size, strength, appearance, or various aptitudes. But success is not being better than someone else, success is the peace of mind that is a direct result of self-satisfacti on in knowing that you gave your best effort to become the best of which you are capable.
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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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Strive to accomplish the very best you are capable of. Nothing less than your best effort will suffice.
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When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.
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Be quick but do not hurry.
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Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.
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It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.
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As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.
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Ability is a poor man's wealth.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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Others may have more ability than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers ... but no one should be your superior in respect to team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, cooperation, determination, industriousness, fight effort, and character.
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Build shelter against a rainy day.
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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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Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is the greatest failure of all.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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Never confuse activity with accomplishment.
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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
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