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A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.

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
Gifted
Ultimately
Player
Team
Hurt

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If I did only what I wanted to do, I would not be obedient to the Creator. Sometimes He wants us to do certain things that we may not feel like doing. When it comes to what God asks of us, we need more than good intentions we need to follow through fully.
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I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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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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There are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance.
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Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do.
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You have success within. It's up to you to bring it out.
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Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is the greatest failure of all.
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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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People ask me if I'd permit fancy things, like dunks. Well, if they did dunk, it was with no fancy flair. No behind-the-back dribbles or passes unless necessary. If it was for show, you were on the bench.
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Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity but I call it “just being you”.
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Dwelling in the past prevents doing something in the present.
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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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Winning breeds winning.
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I've never stopped trying to do what's right. I'm not doing it to earn favor with God. I'm doing it because it's the right thing to do.
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Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.
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