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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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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored.
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There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.
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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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I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.
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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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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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Be quick without hurrying.
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Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.
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Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating
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Many ... have tremendous God-given gifts, but they don't focus on the development of those gifts. Who are these individuals? You've never heard of them- and you never will .
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
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Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.
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Ability is a poor man's wealth.
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It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
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Confidence comes from being prepared.
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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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Be quick but do not hurry.
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Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of them, not to do things just because I said so.
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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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The close games are usually lost, rather than won. What I mean by that is games are mostly won because of the opponent making mistakes during crucial moments.
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