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Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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John Robert Wooden
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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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I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left.
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Build shelter against a rainy day.
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Leadership is the ability to get individuals to work together for the common good and the best possible results while at the same time letting them know they did it themselves.
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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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Every person under your supervision is different. They're all different. They're identical in most ways, but not in all ways. You have to study and analyze every individual under your supervision and try to work with them in a way that will be most productive.
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You haven't taught until they've learned.
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When you get to be 95, travel doesn't come as easily.
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It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying
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The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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Make greatness attainable by all.
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I don't think I was a fine game coach I think I was a good practice coach.
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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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Strive to accomplish the very best you are capable of. Nothing less than your best effort will suffice.
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The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.
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Don't whine, complain, or make excuses.
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