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It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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John Robert Wooden
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When it's over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best you were capable of? If yes, you will probably be ok with the outcome
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When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.
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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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I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.
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I'm not afraid to die.
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Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at time. That's the only way it happens-and when it happens, it lasts.
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Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.
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Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.
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Love is the most powerful four letter word.
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Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not.
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It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.
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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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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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