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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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If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing
John Wooden
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You haven't taught until they've learned.
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Don't whine, complain, or make excuses.
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When we aren't alert, we miss opportunities to improve ourselves. We should always watch for circumstances or situations that can help or harm us and be eager to learn from these encounters.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it
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I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like love and passion. Passion won't last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It's the same with yelling.
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You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.
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Winning breeds winning.
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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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In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.
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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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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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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 problem with new is you don't have time for the old ones.
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It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
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Kindness makes for much better teamwork.
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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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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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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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