The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
JOHN WOODENIf I am through learning, I am through.
More John Wooden Quotes
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I don’t believe in fate.
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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.
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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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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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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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Friendship is two-sided. It isn’t a friend just because someone’s doing something nice for you. That’s a nice person. There’s friendship when you do for each other. It’s like marriage – it’s two-sided.
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The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
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I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I’m going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
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