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The important things to me are your faith, your family and your friends. If you have that, you have everything.

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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Too many people look on outscoring someone as winning, I never tried to get that across to my players.
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I am not a strategic coach I am a practice coach.
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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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Too often, we just ask for help instead of really giving thanks for the many things that we've had and are so helpful to us that we did nothing to deserve, so we should give thanks each and every day and pray for guidance in helping us along the proper path.
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Leaders must have patience for those under your supervision. Don't expect too much too soon. Maybe it was easy for you, but that doesn't mean it's going to be easy for somebody else. Be sure you have patience.
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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 never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.
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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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Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.
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When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur.
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Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are
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Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity but I call it “just being you”.
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If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.
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