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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
Coaching
Sports
Heard
Never

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Make each day your masterpiece. Life is now. Life is not later on.
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In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.
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Fairness is giving all people the treatment they earn and deserve. It doesn't mean treating everyone alike.
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Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.
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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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You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By becoming a little better each and every day, over a period of time, you will become a lot better.
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Apply yourself everyday to just becoming a little bit better.
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Confidence comes from being prepared.
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You must have respect, which is a part of love, for those under your supervision. Then they will do what you ask and more.
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First, do not betray yourself. Second, do not betray those you lead.
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Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.
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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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Be quick, but don't hurry.
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The coach must never forget that he is, first of all, a teacher. He must come (be present), see (diagnose), and conquer (correct). He must continuously be exploring for ways to improve himself in order that he may improve others and welcome every person and everything that maybe helpful to him.
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Helping others is perhaps the greatest joy! You cannot have a perfect day without helping others with no thought of getting something in return.
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Flexibility is the key to stability.
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Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before.
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Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.
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Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations.
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