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You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.

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
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Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.
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Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.
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Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.
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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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A life not lived for others is not a life, a game not played for others is not a game.
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Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within.
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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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Respect a man, and he will do all the more.
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