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

John Wooden

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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Cheat Lie never One Liner Steal
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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Count Courage Failure Fatal Final 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
Young people need models, not critics.
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Criticism Model Need One Liner People Young
I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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Consume Enjoyment Golf
A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Cause Coach Correct Leadership
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
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Character Repeat Talent Win
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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Argument Entrepreneur Life People Smart Surround
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
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Capable Motivational Success
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 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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Goodness Thankful Want
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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Decision Inspirational People
It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Basketball Finish Game Important Motivational Start
The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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Family Important Love World
Never mistake activity for achievement.
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Achievement Activity Mistake One Liner
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Children Father Love Mother
Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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Endurance Love One Liner Passion
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
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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Advice Inspirational Interfere
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
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
The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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Explanation Imitation Law Learning
Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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Life Live Prevention
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
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
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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Doer Mistake Motivational Positive

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