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You get ideas across better through listening and the pat-on-the-back method than you do with a kick on the pants.

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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Every day, try to help someone who can't reciprocate your kindness.
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The best players don't win championships. The best team players win championships.
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In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.
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Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it
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You will never outperform your inner circle.
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The important things to me are your faith, your family and your friends. If you have that, you have everything.
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I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it wont be successful.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve.
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Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
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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 not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
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When I am through learning, I am through.
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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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The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.
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