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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
Basketball Coach
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.
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Never confuse activity with accomplishment.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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People want to believe you are sincerely interested in them as a person, not just what they can do for you.
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Don't think that you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren't you doing it now?
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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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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.
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One of the greatest motivating factors is the pat on the back, although with some individuals, you have to make the pat a little lower or a little harder.
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Losing does not make you a failure it is when you blame someone for losing when you become a failure
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Drink deeply from good books.
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Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.
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Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
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The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
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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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It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.
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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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Champions are brilliant at the basics.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
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When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.
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