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I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.

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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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People ask me if I'd permit fancy things, like dunks. Well, if they did dunk, it was with no fancy flair. No behind-the-back dribbles or passes unless necessary. If it was for show, you were on the bench.
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Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
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Condition comes from hard work during practice and proper mental and moral conduct between practices.
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Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.
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Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals
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Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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You can always do more than you think you can.
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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
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Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings everyday.
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Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before.
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Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.
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I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.
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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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People want to believe you are sincerely interested in them as a person, not just what they can do for you.
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There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.
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Make each day a masterpiece.
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Every day, try to help someone who can't reciprocate your kindness.
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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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It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.
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