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The problem with new is you don't have time for the old ones.

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
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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The courageous struggle for a noble cause should be considered success itself.
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Make each day your masterpiece. Life is now. Life is not later on.
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Give me 100 percent. You can't make up for a poor effort today by giving 110 percent tomorrow. You don't have 110 percent. You only have 100 percent, and that's what I want from you right now.
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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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Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
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The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom, did not create us all equal when it comes to size, strength, appearance, or various aptitudes. But success is not being better than someone else, success is the peace of mind that is a direct result of self-satisfacti on in knowing that you gave your best effort to become the best of which you are capable.
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When the legs go, the heart soon follows
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The team with the most talent usually wins.
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Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door.
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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
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I'm not afraid to die.
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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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Good players can take coaching great players can take coaching and learn.
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Intensity makes you stronger. Emotionalism makes you weaker.
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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.
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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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Helping others is perhaps the greatest joy! You cannot have a perfect day without helping others with no thought of getting something in return.
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I really believe that happiness comes from things that cannot taken away from you.
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Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do.
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