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Show me what you can do don't tell me what you can do.

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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The team with the most talent usually wins.
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Understand there is a price to be paid for achieving anything of significance. You must be willing to pay the price.
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You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.
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You have not taught until they have learned.
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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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Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at time. That's the only way it happens-and when it happens, it lasts.
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Our land is everything to us.... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember that our grandfathers paid for it - with their lives.
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You can always do more than you think you can.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
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Good players can take coaching great players can take coaching and learn.
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Always think of passing the ball before shooting it.
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Confidence comes from being prepared.
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The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.
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With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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If I did only what I wanted to do, I would not be obedient to the Creator. Sometimes He wants us to do certain things that we may not feel like doing. When it comes to what God asks of us, we need more than good intentions we need to follow through fully.
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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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Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.
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The outstanding coach is a teacher that gets all his squad to accept the role that he considers to be the most important for the welfare of all.
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