Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
JOHN WOODENThe best competition I have is against myself to become better.
More John Wooden Quotes
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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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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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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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It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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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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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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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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What is right is more important than who is right.
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Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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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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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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If I am through learning, I am through.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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