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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.

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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John Robert Wooden
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I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.
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The team with the most talent usually wins.
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When I was coaching I always considered myself a teacher. Teachers tend to follow the laws of learning better than coaches who do not have any teaching background. A coach is nothing more than a teacher. I used to encourage anyone who wanted to coach to get a degree in teaching so they could apply those principles to athletics.
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The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be afraid to use it, either for the star player or anyone else.
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Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings everyday.
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The outstanding coach is a teacher that gets all his squad to accept the role that he considers to be the most important for the welfare of all.
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When opportunity comes it is too late to prepare.
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Make each day your masterpiece. Life is now. Life is not later on.
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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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The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.
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Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before.
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You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes
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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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