Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
JOHN WOODENSeek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
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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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I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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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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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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The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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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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A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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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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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
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Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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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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It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
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When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.
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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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