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What a leader learns after you've learned it all counts most of all.

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
Learns
Counts
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Leader

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Big things are accomplished when we master the little things.
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In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.
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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.
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When we aren't alert, we miss opportunities to improve ourselves. We should always watch for circumstances or situations that can help or harm us and be eager to learn from these encounters.
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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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Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations.
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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored.
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Over-coaching can be more harmful than under-coaching. Keep it simple!
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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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Others may have more ability than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers ... but no one should be your superior in respect to team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, cooperation, determination, industriousness, fight effort, and character.
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