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I am not a strategic coach I am a practice coach.

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
Strategic
Coach
Coaching
Coaches
Basketball
Practice

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Happiness begins where selfishness ends.
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I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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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.
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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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I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.
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Condition comes from hard work during practice and proper mental and moral conduct between practices.
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Show me what you can do don't tell me what you can do.
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You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.
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Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time
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Fairness is giving all people the treatment they earn and deserve. It doesn't mean treating everyone alike.
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People ask me if I'd permit fancy things, like dunks. Well, if they did dunk, it was with no fancy flair. No behind-the-back dribbles or passes unless necessary. If it was for show, you were on the bench.
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Honors are very fleeting, just as fame is cherish friendship more.
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There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.
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We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.
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Flexibility is the key to stability.
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Every day, try to help someone who can't reciprocate your kindness.
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Reputation is what others perceive you as being, and their opinion may be right or wrong. Character, however, is what you really are, and nobody truly knows that but you. But you are what matters most.
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There are three things an athlete must do. You must be in physical condition ... You must execute properly and quickly the fundamentals ... and you must have eagerness to sacrifice personal interests or glory for the welfare of the team.
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