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I don't think I was a fine game coach I think I was a good practice coach.

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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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Being true to ourselves doesn't make us people of integrity. Charles Manson was true to himself, and as a result, he rightly is spending the rest of his life in prison. Ultimately, being true to our Creator gives us the purest form of integrity.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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It's not how big you are, it's how big you play.
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It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying
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We don’t have to be superstars or win championships…. All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give our best effort, and make those around us better as we do it.
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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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There are little details in everything you do, and if you get away from any one of the little details, you're not teaching the thing as a whole. For it is little things which, together, make the whole. This, I think, is extremely important.
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I worry that business leaders are more interested in material gain than they are in having the patience to build up a strong organization, and a strong organization starts with caring for their people.
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A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail.
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A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.
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Never confuse activity with accomplishment.
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You will never outperform your inner circle.
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Our land is everything to us.... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember that our grandfathers paid for it - with their lives.
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Dwelling in the past prevents doing something in the present.
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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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Be quick but do not hurry.
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How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
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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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