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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.

John Wooden

The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
JOHN WOODEN

Children Father Love Mother
Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
JOHN WOODEN

Believe Excuse Friendship never
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 think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
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Future Profession Society Teacher
Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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Life Live Prevention
I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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Consume Enjoyment Golf
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.
JOHN WOODEN

Friendship Marriage Nice Person
Be prepared and be honest.
JOHN WOODEN

Honesty One Liner Preparation
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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Character Concern Reputation Thinking
A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Cause Coach Correct Leadership
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
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
JOHN WOODEN

Admire Adversity Himself Man
Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.
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Deep Discipline One Liner Yourself
There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.
JOHN WOODEN

Arrive Essential Faith Important Mind Peace Prayer
If I am through learning, I am through.
JOHN WOODEN

Inspirational Learning One Liner
I don’t believe in fate.
JOHN WOODEN

Believe Fate One Liner

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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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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