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Love is the most powerful four letter word.

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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
Love
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Letters
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People ask me if I'd permit fancy things, like dunks. Well, if they did dunk, it was with no fancy flair. No behind-the-back dribbles or passes unless necessary. If it was for show, you were on the bench.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better
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Build shelter against a rainy day.
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You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.
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Big things are accomplished when we master the little things.
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It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying
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Flexibility is the key to stability.
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Make greatness attainable by all.
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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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The most powerful leadership tool you have is your personal example.
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My philosophy of defense is to keep the pressure on an opponent until you get to his emotions
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Reputation is what others perceive you as being, and their opinion may be right or wrong. Character, however, is what you really are, and nobody truly knows that but you. But you are what matters most.
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Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.
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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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I don't think I was a fine game coach I think I was a good practice coach.
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Hardship brings people closer together if you share it.
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There are little details in everything you do, and if you get away from any one of the little details, you're not teaching the thing as a whole. For it is little things which, together, make the whole. This, I think, is extremely important.
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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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You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.
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The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest 'Woodenisms.'
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