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You have success within. It's up to you to bring it out.
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
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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More quotes by John Wooden
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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I grew up on a farm. We learned that there was a season to plant, a season to water, and season to harvest. The planting and watering could be laborious, but without those stages, there would never be a harvest.
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You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.
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The true athlete should have character, not be a character
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It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying
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When opportunity comes it is too late to prepare.
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Dwelling in the past prevents doing something in the present.
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Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.
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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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Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better
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Always think of passing the ball before shooting it.
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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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My assistants and I often would spend more time planning a practice than the actual practice itself
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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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You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.
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There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.
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Condition comes from hard work during practice and proper mental and moral conduct between practices.
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How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
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You have not taught until they have learned.
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