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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
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Military Officer
Hall
Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do.
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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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Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.
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I am not a strategic coach I am a practice coach.
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Be quick without hurrying.
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Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals
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Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.
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Good players can take coaching great players can take coaching and learn.
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In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.
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Having the courage to make decisions and take action. Never be afraid to fail. You have nothing to fear if you have prepared to the best of your ability.
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Don't whine, complain, or make excuses.
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Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
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Being true to ourselves doesn't make us people of integrity. Charles Manson was true to himself, and as a result, he rightly is spending the rest of his life in prison. Ultimately, being true to our Creator gives us the purest form of integrity.
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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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There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.
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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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Place the team above yourself always.
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We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.
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Discipline yourself - so others don't have to.
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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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