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It's not how big you are, it's how big you play.

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
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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If there's anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning.
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Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.
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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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I really believe that happiness comes from things that cannot taken away from you.
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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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Fairness is giving all people the treatment they earn and deserve. It doesn't mean treating everyone alike.
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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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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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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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The most powerful leadership tool you have is your personal example.
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How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better
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Each of us must make the effort to contribute to the best of our ability according to our individual talents. And then we put all the individual talents together for the highest good of the group. Understanding that the good of the group comes first is fundamental to being a highly productive member of a team.
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You've never heard of them- and you never will .
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