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The player who puts the ball through the hoop has ten hands.
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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There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.
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While you, the leader, can teach many things, character is not taught easily to adults who arrive at your desk lacking it. Be cautious about taking on reclamation projects regardless of the talent they may possess. Have the courage to make character count among the qualities you seek in others.
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Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.
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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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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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There is no substitute for hard work. If you're looking for the easy way, if you're looking for the trick, you might get by for a while, but you will not be developing the talents that lie within you. There is simply no substitute for work.
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Discipline yourself - so others don't have to.
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Our land is everything to us.... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember that our grandfathers paid for it - with their lives.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better
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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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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.
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