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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.

John Wooden

A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
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Admit Forget Learning Mistake Recognize Value
Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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Busy Champion Complain Entrepreneur Hustle
You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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Basketball Game Lose Win
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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Basketball Ingredient Team Team Work
I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
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Build Dad Father Transformation
The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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Explanation Imitation Law Learning
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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Capable Mind Peace Result Satisfaction Success
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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Be Yourself Time Try
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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Friendship Marriage Nice Person
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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Character Concern Reputation
It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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Count Knowledge Learning
Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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Ability Man One Liner Poor Wealth
The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
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Character Deep Man True Watch
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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Done Hurry Mistake Philosophy Quick
I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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Belief Man True Wisdom
It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Finish Game Important Motivational Start

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