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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do 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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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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It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you.
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As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.
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A life not lived for others is not a life, a game not played for others is not a game.
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Every person under your supervision is different. They're all different. They're identical in most ways, but not in all ways. You have to study and analyze every individual under your supervision and try to work with them in a way that will be most productive.
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Flexibility is the key to stability.
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What it comes down to, I believe, is that mentoring often involves telling people what they need to hear, rather than what they want to hear. When you are able to be humbly honest with someone about a situation with which you have personal experience-even if you risk angering or hurting that person-you are offering the most valuable gift of all.
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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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The close games are usually lost, rather than won. What I mean by that is games are mostly won because of the opponent making mistakes during crucial moments.
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