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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
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Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better
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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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A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.
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Hardship brings people closer together if you share it.
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Be quick without hurrying.
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Winning games, titles and championships isn't all it's cracked up to be, but getting there, the journey, is a lot more than it's cracked up to be.
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I don't think I was a fine game coach I think I was a good practice coach.
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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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We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.
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With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.
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Flexibility is the key to stability.
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It is easier to reach our potential when we learn the value of including others in our quest.
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I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
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Others may have more ability than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers ... but no one should be your superior in respect to team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, cooperation, determination, industriousness, fight effort, and character.
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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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The athlete who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the one who's doing it
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Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.
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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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Never allow anyone else to define your success.
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