Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
JOHN WOODENIf you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
More John Wooden Quotes
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I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
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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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Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.
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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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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 measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
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Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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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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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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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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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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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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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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Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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If I am through learning, I am through.
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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.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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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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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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