Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
JOHN WOODENI was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
More John Wooden Quotes
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A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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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 don’t believe in praying to win.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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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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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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Make each day your masterpiece.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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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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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
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