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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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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Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer.
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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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Understand there is a price to be paid for achieving anything of significance. You must be willing to pay the price.
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Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
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The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move.
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It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
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