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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.

John Wooden

Be prepared and be honest.
JOHN WOODEN

Honesty One Liner Preparation
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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Character Concern Reputation Thinking
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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Inspirational Life Peak Valley
Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Defense Game Learning Play
I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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Important Past Spend Time
Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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Dictionary Hate Important Love Remove World
It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Basketball Finish Game Important Motivational Start
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
JOHN WOODEN

Advice Inspirational Interfere
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
Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
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Ability Accomplishment Measure Success
Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
JOHN WOODEN

Inspirational True Yourself
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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Fame God Humble Man Talent
I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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Criticism Late Leadersship Player Rule
Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
JOHN WOODEN

Believe Excuse Friendship never
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
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Change Life Progress

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