I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
JOHN WOODENSeek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.
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Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
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It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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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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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.
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The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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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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