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Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.

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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Life
Coaching
Basketball
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Hardship brings people closer together if you share it.
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I'm not afraid to die.
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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored.
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There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.
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I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.
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Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating
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Confidence - Poise and confidence are not possible unless you have prepared correctly. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Poise and confidence are a natural result of proper preparation.
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It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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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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For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.
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Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.
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It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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Don't think that you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren't you doing it now?
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A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.
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Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within.
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We’re all imperfect and we all have needs. The weak usually do not ask for help, so they stay weak. If we recognize that we are imperfect, we will ask for help and we will pray for the guidance necessary to bring positive results to whatever we are doing.
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