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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
Basketball Player
Military Officer
Hall
Indiana
John Robert Wooden
Honesty
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More quotes by John Wooden
The coach must never forget that he is, first of all, a teacher. He must come (be present), see (diagnose), and conquer (correct). He must continuously be exploring for ways to improve himself in order that he may improve others and welcome every person and everything that maybe helpful to him.
John Wooden
The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score.
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A life not lived for others is not a life, a game not played for others is not a game.
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Never complain about the officiating. It does no good. During the game I don't want to be fighting two opponents.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better
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Ability is a poor man's wealth.
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When I was coaching I always considered myself a teacher. Teachers tend to follow the laws of learning better than coaches who do not have any teaching background. A coach is nothing more than a teacher. I used to encourage anyone who wanted to coach to get a degree in teaching so they could apply those principles to athletics.
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There is nothing stronger than gentleness.
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If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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You cannot antagonize and be a positive influence, and you will antagonize when you discipline through emotion.
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Promise to wear a cheerful appearance at all times and give every person you meet a smile.
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Loyalty is very important when things get a little tough, as they often do when the challenge is great. Loyalty is a powerful force in producing one's individual best and more so in producing a team's best.
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Mentors are available at all stages of your leadership life - early, middle and late. Seek them out and listen absorb their knowledge and use it.
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One of the greatest motivating factors is the pat on the back, although with some individuals, you have to make the pat a little lower or a little harder.
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Each of us must make the effort to contribute to the best of our ability according to our individual talents. And then we put all the individual talents together for the highest good of the group. Understanding that the good of the group comes first is fundamental to being a highly productive member of a team.
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Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations.
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The outstanding coach is a teacher that gets all his squad to accept the role that he considers to be the most important for the welfare of all.
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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.
John Wooden
We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.
John Wooden
When we aren't alert, we miss opportunities to improve ourselves. We should always watch for circumstances or situations that can help or harm us and be eager to learn from these encounters.
John Wooden
