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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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Always think of passing the ball before shooting it.
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I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.
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The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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Good players can take coaching great players can take coaching and learn.
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For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.
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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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Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.
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Without organization and leadership toward a realistic goal, there is no chance of realizing more than a small percentage of your potential.
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The athlete who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the one who's doing it
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As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.
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Intensity makes you stronger. Emotionalism makes you weaker.
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Not everyone is equipped to be a leader, but in a sense, everyone is a leader to someone, even though you're not equipped. I think parents are a leader to youngsters, teacher are leaders, coaches are leaders, businessmen are leaders.
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A good banker isn't careless with pennies a good leader isn't sloppy about details.
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With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.
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Never allow anyone else to define your success.
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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.
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I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like love and passion. Passion won't last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It's the same with yelling.
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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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Do passing drills that come from your offense.
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