I think you have to be what you are. Don’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.
JOHN WOODENDo not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
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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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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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I’m not afraid to die.
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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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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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Be prepared and be honest.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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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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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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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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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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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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Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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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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The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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Make each day your masterpiece.
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It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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