Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
JOHN WOODENI’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
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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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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
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Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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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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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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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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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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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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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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