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You can always do more than you think you can.

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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The time to prepare isn't after you have been given the opportunity. It's long before that opportunity arises. Once the opportunity arrives, it's too late to prepare.
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Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.
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As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.
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Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.
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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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Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.
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I am not a strategic coach I am a practice coach.
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Never confuse activity with accomplishment.
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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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We are all equal in that we can all strive to become the best we are capable of becoming. We can always improve but we shouldn't compare ourselves to others. We get in trouble when we start trying to measure up to someone else.
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Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.
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Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer.
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The coach must never forget that he is, first of all, a teacher. He must come (be present), see (diagnose), and conquer (correct). He must continuously be exploring for ways to improve himself in order that he may improve others and welcome every person and everything that maybe helpful to him.
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Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special and that you value.
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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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