Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
JOHN WOODENYoung people need models, not critics.
More John Wooden Quotes
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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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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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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I don’t believe in fate.
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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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I don’t believe in praying to win.
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Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Be prepared and be honest.
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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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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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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
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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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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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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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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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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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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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Young people need models, not critics.
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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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I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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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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