All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
JOHN WOODENI’m not afraid to die.
More John Wooden Quotes
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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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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 don’t believe in praying to win.
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Make each day your masterpiece.
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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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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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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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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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Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
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Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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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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Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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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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If I am through learning, I am through.
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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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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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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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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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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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