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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.

John Wooden

A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
JOHN WOODEN

Acceptance Basketball Blame Credit Leadership Weak
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
JOHN WOODEN

Book Old Reading Worse
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Change Life Progress
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
JOHN WOODEN

Capable Mind Peace Result Satisfaction Success
Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
JOHN WOODEN

Endurance Love One Liner Passion
I think that in any group activity – whether it be business, sports, or family – there has to be leadership or it won’t be successful.
JOHN WOODEN

Activity Business Family Group Leadership Sports Success
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
JOHN WOODEN

Admire Adversity Himself Man
You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Game Lose Win
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
JOHN WOODEN

Admit Forget Learning Mistake Recognize Value
I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Experience Motivational Talent
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
JOHN WOODEN

Inspirational Life Peak Valley
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.
JOHN WOODEN

Friendship Marriage Nice Person
I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
JOHN WOODEN

Criticism Late Leadersship Player Rule
Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
JOHN WOODEN

Dreams Give Up Motivational
The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
JOHN WOODEN

Character Deep Man True Watch
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.
JOHN WOODEN

Goodness Thankful Want

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