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Why do we dread adversity when we know that facing it is the only way to become stronger, smarter, better?
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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For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.
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Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.
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The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success.
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Winning breeds winning.
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The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control
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Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.
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Ability may get you to the top, nut it takes chracter to keep you there - mental, moral, and physical.
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I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.
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You get ideas across better through listening and the pat-on-the-back method than you do with a kick on the pants.
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I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.
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The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest 'Woodenisms.'
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When opportunity comes it is too late to prepare.
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With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.
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You can respect a person without necessarily liking that individual.
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I really believe that happiness comes from things that cannot taken away from you.
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You cannot antagonize and be a positive influence, and you will antagonize when you discipline through emotion.
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Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
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If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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The uphill climb is slow,but the downhill road is fast.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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