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If there's anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning.
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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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.
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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored.
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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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Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better
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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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I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.
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To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.
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I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left.
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Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.
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Great leaders are always out front with a banner, instead of behind with a whip.
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