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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.

John Wooden

I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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Criticism Late Leadersship Player Rule
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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Basketball Change Life Progress
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Character Repeat Talent Win
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
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Future Profession Society Teacher
I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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Belief Man True Wisdom
What is right is more important than who is right.
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Important Justice Right
Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
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Ability Accomplishment Measure Success
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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Friendship Marriage Nice Person
Make each day your masterpiece.
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Inspirational Life Masterpiece Morning One Liner
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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Done Hurry Mistake Philosophy Quick
I don’t believe in fate.
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Believe Fate One Liner
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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Decision Inspirational People
It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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Count Knowledge Learning
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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Goodness Thankful Want
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Children Father Love Mother
The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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Explanation Imitation Law Learning

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