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Winning and losing aren't all they're cracked up to be, but the trip to the destination is.

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
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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Teaching
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Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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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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Over-coaching can be more harmful than under-coaching. Keep it simple!
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Great leaders are always out front with a banner, instead of behind with a whip.
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Big things are accomplished when we master the little things.
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There is no substitute for hard work. If you're looking for the easy way, if you're looking for the trick, you might get by for a while, but you will not be developing the talents that lie within you. There is simply no substitute for work.
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Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
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The courageous struggle for a noble cause should be considered success itself.
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Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.
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There are little details in everything you do, and if you get away from any one of the little details, you're not teaching the thing as a whole. For it is little things which, together, make the whole. This, I think, is extremely important.
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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are
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