I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
JOHN WOODENBe more concerned with your character than your reputation.
More John Wooden Quotes
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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What is right is more important than who is right.
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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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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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Make each day your masterpiece.
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It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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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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Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
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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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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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