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We can agree to disagree, but we don’t need to be disagreeable.

John Wooden

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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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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Show me what you can do don't tell me what you can do.
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Promise to wear a cheerful appearance at all times and give every person you meet a smile.
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Honors are very fleeting, just as fame is cherish friendship more.
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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Make greatness attainable by all.
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The important things to me are your faith, your family and your friends. If you have that, you have everything.
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The most powerful leadership tool you have is your personal example.
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If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.
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I would spend almost as much time planning a practice as conducting it. Everything was planned out each day
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You should never try to be better than someone else, you should always be learning from others. But you should never cease trying to be the best you could be because that's under your control and the other isn't.
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Discipline yourself - so others don't have to.
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Kindness makes for much better teamwork.
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I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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The true athlete should have character, not be a character
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How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
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You can always do more than you think you can.
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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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Winning and losing aren't all they're cracked up to be, but the trip to the destination is.
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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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