Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
JOHN WOODENTeaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
More John Wooden Quotes
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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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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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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I don’t believe in fate.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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I think that in any group activity – whether it be business, sports, or family – there has to be leadership or it won’t be successful.
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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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The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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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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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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Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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What is right is more important than who is right.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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