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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
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success.
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In spite of all that doctors know, and their studies never end, the best cure of all when spirits fall is a kind note from a friend.
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Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time
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Apply yourself everyday to just becoming a little bit better.
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Be quick without hurrying.
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The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom, did not create us all equal when it comes to size, strength, appearance, or various aptitudes. But success is not being better than someone else, success is the peace of mind that is a direct result of self-satisfacti on in knowing that you gave your best effort to become the best of which you are capable.
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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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I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
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You have success within. It's up to you to bring it out.
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When opportunity comes it is too late to prepare.
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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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Doing the best you are capable of doing is victory in itself, and less than that is defeat.
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Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.
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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 difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport should come from the performance itself, not the score. While he is playing, the worst thing a player can think about in terms of concentration - and therefore of success - is losing. The next worst is winning.
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You cannot antagonize and be a positive influence, and you will antagonize when you discipline through emotion.
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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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Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.
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Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special and that you value.
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Winning takes talent to repeat takes character.
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