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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
Heart
Nba
Follows
Legs
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I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.
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Hardship brings people closer together if you share it.
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We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.
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You can always do more than you think you can.
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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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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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Motivating through fear may work in the short term to get people to do something, but over the long run I believe personal pride is a much greater motivator. It produces far better results that last for a much longer time.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
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I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left.
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Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.
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I'm not afraid to die.
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others.
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There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.
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We can plan a roadtrip or a workday down to the last detail but the unexpected will always arise. If we are not malleable, we will get left behind.
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We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.
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