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I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.

John Wooden

Earn the right to be proud and confident.
JOHN WOODEN

Confidence Earn One Liner Right
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
JOHN WOODEN

Children Father Love Mother
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Change Life Progress
Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.
JOHN WOODEN

Cease Encouragement Motivational Power
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
JOHN WOODEN

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

Admire Adversity Himself Man
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
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
JOHN WOODEN

Capable Motivational Success
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
JOHN WOODEN

Argument Entrepreneur Life People Smart Surround
I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
JOHN WOODEN

Build Dad Father Transformation
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
JOHN WOODEN

Future Profession Society Teacher
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
It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
JOHN WOODEN

Creation Excellence Patience People Quick Time
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
Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.
JOHN WOODEN

Deep Discipline One Liner Yourself

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