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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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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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Don't whine, complain, or make excuses.
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It is important for us to see that our mentors are human and therefore fallible it makes our own shortcomings more tenable.
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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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We’re all imperfect and we all have needs. The weak usually do not ask for help, so they stay weak. If we recognize that we are imperfect, we will ask for help and we will pray for the guidance necessary to bring positive results to whatever we are doing.
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Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.
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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 am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.
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Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.
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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
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When it's over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best you were capable of? If yes, you will probably be ok with the outcome
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Champions are brilliant at the basics.
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Ability may get you to the top, nut it takes chracter to keep you there - mental, moral, and physical.
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Happiness begins when selfishness ends.
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I also wanted my basketball players to know that I really cared about them. Forget basketball as a person, I cared, I cared about their family.
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When the legs go, the heart soon follows
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Over-coaching can be more harmful than under-coaching. Keep it simple!
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Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
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It's not how big you are, it's how big you play.
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