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

John Wooden

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
Basketball Coach
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John Robert Wooden
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Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.
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Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.
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Discipline of others isn't punishment. You discipline to help, to improve, to correct, to prevent, not to punish, humiliate, or retaliate.
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You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes
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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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There are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance.
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