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Leadership is the ability to get individuals to work together for the common good and the best possible results while at the same time letting them know they did it themselves.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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John Robert Wooden
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Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.
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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.
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Earlier in life, I put family in front of faith. I've fixed that. But I always tried to keep work fourth on the list. I was proud when [my wife] Nellie told an interviewer, 'I never could tell whether John had a good practice or a bad practice, because he never brought it home'
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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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Champions are brilliant at the basics.
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I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.
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A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.
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Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best.
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It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.
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Ability may get you to the top, nut it takes chracter to keep you there - mental, moral, and physical.
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Winning breeds winning.
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I don't think I was a fine game coach I think I was a good practice coach.
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Don't get discouraged: it is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Too often, we just ask for help instead of really giving thanks for the many things that we've had and are so helpful to us that we did nothing to deserve, so we should give thanks each and every day and pray for guidance in helping us along the proper path.
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