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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
Greatness
Make
Attainable

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The true leader isn't really looking for leadership. He's trying to set an example and be in the proper way to get the most productive results and don't realize it. When the followers get something done, if the leader has been what he should, they'll feel like they did it, not him. That's the way it should be.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others.
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Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling sorry for yourself because you're faced with adversity.
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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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Good players can take coaching great players can take coaching and learn.
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There are three things an athlete must do. You must be in physical condition ... You must execute properly and quickly the fundamentals ... and you must have eagerness to sacrifice personal interests or glory for the welfare of the team.
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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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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored.
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Each of us has a huge capacity to learn and to achieve. Being ever alert makes the task of becoming all we are capable of becoming so much easier.
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It is easier to reach our potential when we learn the value of including others in our quest.
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Do passing drills that come from your offense.
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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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No individual should take the blame for a loss, because no individual should get the credit for a victory.
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Class is an intangible quality which commands, rather than demands, the respect of others.
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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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Be quick without hurrying.
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There is no substitute for hard work. If you're looking for the easy way, if you're looking for the trick, you might get by for a while, but you will not be developing the talents that lie within you. There is simply no substitute for work.
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Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
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I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.
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