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When the legs go, the heart soon follows

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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
Nba
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Legs
Basketball
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I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. Focus all your effort on what is in your power to control.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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Strive to accomplish the very best you are capable of. Nothing less than your best effort will suffice.
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Each of us has a huge capacity to learn and to achieve. Being ever alert makes the task of becoming all we are capable of becoming so much easier.
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Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special and that you value.
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It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.
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What a leader learns after you've learned it all counts most of all.
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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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Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are
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Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is the greatest failure of all.
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We are all equal in that we can all strive to become the best we are capable of becoming. We can always improve but we shouldn't compare ourselves to others. We get in trouble when we start trying to measure up to someone else.
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Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better
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You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.
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You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.
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We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.
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