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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

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
Peaks
Valleys
Lows
High
Life

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Too often, we just ask for help instead of really giving thanks for the many things that we've had and are so helpful to us that we did nothing to deserve, so we should give thanks each and every day and pray for guidance in helping us along the proper path.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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Every person under your supervision is different. They're all different. They're identical in most ways, but not in all ways. You have to study and analyze every individual under your supervision and try to work with them in a way that will be most productive.
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Losing does not make you a failure it is when you blame someone for losing when you become a failure
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Be slow to correct and quick to commend.
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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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You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.
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I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
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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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If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.
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When I am through learning, I am through.
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