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.
JOHN WOODENThe main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
More John Wooden Quotes
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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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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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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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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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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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Be prepared and be honest.
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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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The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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I think you have to be what you are. Don’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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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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