Earn the right to be proud and confident.
JOHN WOODENAbility may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
More John Wooden Quotes
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I think you have to be what you are. Don’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.
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If I am through learning, I am through.
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Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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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.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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I don’t believe in praying to win.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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What is right is more important than who is right.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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Be prepared and be honest.
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It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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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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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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