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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.

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
Honestly
Best
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Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity but I call it “just being you”.
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To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.
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Ability is a poor man's wealth.
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The uphill climb is slow,but the downhill road is fast.
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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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Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
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Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.
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Great leaders are always out front with a banner, instead of behind with a whip.
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Being true to ourselves doesn't make us people of integrity. Charles Manson was true to himself, and as a result, he rightly is spending the rest of his life in prison. Ultimately, being true to our Creator gives us the purest form of integrity.
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The time to prepare isn't after you have been given the opportunity. It's long before that opportunity arises. Once the opportunity arrives, it's too late to prepare.
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Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals
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