Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
JOHN WOODENSuccess comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
More John Wooden Quotes
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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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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If I am through learning, I am through.
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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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I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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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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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
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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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Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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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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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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