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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.

John Wooden

I don’t believe in fate.
JOHN WOODEN

Believe Fate One Liner
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
JOHN WOODEN

Character Concern Reputation
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
JOHN WOODEN

Capable Motivational Success
The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
JOHN WOODEN

Againstm Myself Competition Hustle
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
JOHN WOODEN

Count Courage Failure Fatal Final Success
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
The most important thing in the world is family and love.
JOHN WOODEN

Family Important Love World
Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
JOHN WOODEN

Believe Excuse Friendship never
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
JOHN WOODEN

Book Old Reading Worse
The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
JOHN WOODEN

Explanation Imitation Law Learning
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
JOHN WOODEN

Future Profession Society Teacher
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Change Life Progress
Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
JOHN WOODEN

Cheat Lie never One Liner Steal
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
JOHN WOODEN

Character Repeat Talent Win
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
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

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