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You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.

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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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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Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
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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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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be afraid to use it, either for the star player or anyone else.
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