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The team with the most talent usually wins.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
Basketball Coach
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Military Officer
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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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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You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.
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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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Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.
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Winning breeds winning.
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Big things are accomplished when we master the little things.
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Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.
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Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.
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Every day, try to help someone who can't reciprocate your kindness.
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Happiness begins when selfishness ends.
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Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
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It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves, What matters most, yes most of all, is what the teachers are themselves.
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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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It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
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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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I've never stopped trying to do what's right. I'm not doing it to earn favor with God. I'm doing it because it's the right thing to do.
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I really believe that happiness comes from things that cannot taken away from you.
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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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