Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
JOHN WOODENWe can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
More John Wooden Quotes
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Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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Make each day your masterpiece.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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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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If I am through learning, I am through.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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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.
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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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Be prepared and be honest.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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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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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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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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A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
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What is right is more important than who is right.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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