I don’t believe in fate.
JOHN WOODENIt’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
More John Wooden Quotes
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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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Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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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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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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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’m not afraid to die.
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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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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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Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
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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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Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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