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Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.

John Wooden

I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I’m going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
JOHN WOODEN

Goodness Thankful Want
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
JOHN WOODEN

Children Father Love Mother
Earn the right to be proud and confident.
JOHN WOODEN

Confidence Earn One Liner Right
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.
JOHN WOODEN

Done Hurry Mistake Philosophy Quick
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
JOHN WOODEN

Admit Forget Learning Mistake Recognize Value
Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
JOHN WOODEN

Dreams Give Up Motivational
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
JOHN WOODEN

Character Concern Reputation
I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
JOHN WOODEN

Build Dad Father Transformation
Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
JOHN WOODEN

Coach Player Practice Teaching
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
JOHN WOODEN

Inspirational Life Peak Valley
I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Experience Motivational Talent
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
JOHN WOODEN

Book Old Reading Worse
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Ingredient Team Team Work
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Change Life Progress
I’m not afraid to die.
JOHN WOODEN

Afraid Die Fear One Liner
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.
JOHN WOODEN

Friendship Marriage Nice Person

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