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Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.
John Wooden
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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
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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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I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
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I also wanted my basketball players to know that I really cared about them. Forget basketball as a person, I cared, I cared about their family.
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Passion is temporary. It doesn't last long. Love is enduring. And that's the important thing. If we all had love in our lives to the degree that we should, it would be much happier.
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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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People want to believe you are sincerely interested in them as a person, not just what they can do for you.
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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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If you do enough small things right, big things can happen
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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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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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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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Acquire peace of mind by making the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
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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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You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes
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Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve.
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A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.
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Apply yourself everyday to just becoming a little bit better.
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A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.
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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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We’re all imperfect and we all have needs. The weak usually do not ask for help, so they stay weak. If we recognize that we are imperfect, we will ask for help and we will pray for the guidance necessary to bring positive results to whatever we are doing.
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