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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
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Taught

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The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control
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Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations.
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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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Discipline yourself - so others don't have to.
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Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve.
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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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Any structure must have a strong foundation. The cornerstones anchor the foundation. For some reason the cornerstones that I chose to begin with I never changed.
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Place the team above yourself always.
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Having the courage to make decisions and take action. Never be afraid to fail. You have nothing to fear if you have prepared to the best of your ability.
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Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do.
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A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.
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Don't get discouraged: it is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating
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You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.
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Don't think that you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren't you doing it now?
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I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like love and passion. Passion won't last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It's the same with yelling.
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