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A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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If I did only what I wanted to do, I would not be obedient to the Creator. Sometimes He wants us to do certain things that we may not feel like doing. When it comes to what God asks of us, we need more than good intentions we need to follow through fully.
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You cannot antagonize and be a positive influence, and you will antagonize when you discipline through emotion.
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There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.
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I would spend almost as much time planning a practice as conducting it. Everything was planned out each day
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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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If there's anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning.
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If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.
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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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There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.
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Champions are brilliant at the basics.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.
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What a leader learns after you've learned it all counts most of all.
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It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you.
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Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.
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Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve.
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We can plan a roadtrip or a workday down to the last detail but the unexpected will always arise. If we are not malleable, we will get left behind.
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The player who puts the ball through the hoop has ten hands.
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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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The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control
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