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Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.

John Wooden

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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Don't be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is failure to act when action is needed. Use the information that you've acquired in the past through the experiences you've had and act with self-control - but act.
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If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.
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Hardship brings people closer together if you share it.
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Loyalty is very important when things get a little tough, as they often do when the challenge is great. Loyalty is a powerful force in producing one's individual best and more so in producing a team's best.
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You haven't taught until they've learned.
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Leaders must have patience for those under your supervision. Don't expect too much too soon. Maybe it was easy for you, but that doesn't mean it's going to be easy for somebody else. Be sure you have patience.
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Show me what you can do don't tell me what you can do.
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Others may have more ability than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers ... but no one should be your superior in respect to team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, cooperation, determination, industriousness, fight effort, and character.
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The most powerful leadership tool you have is your personal example.
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I grew up on a farm. We learned that there was a season to plant, a season to water, and season to harvest. The planting and watering could be laborious, but without those stages, there would never be a harvest.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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There are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance.
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Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity but I call it “just being you”.
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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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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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You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.
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Why do we dread adversity when we know that facing it is the only way to become stronger, smarter, better?
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