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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

John Wooden

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
JOHN WOODEN

Argument Entrepreneur Life People Smart Surround
What is right is more important than who is right.
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Important Justice Right
I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I’m going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
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Goodness Thankful Want
I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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Consume Enjoyment Golf
Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Coach Player Practice Teaching
Young people need models, not critics.
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Criticism Model Need One Liner People Young
It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Basketball Finish Game Important Motivational Start
Be prepared and be honest.
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Honesty One Liner Preparation
Make each day your masterpiece.
JOHN WOODEN

Inspirational Life Masterpiece Morning One Liner
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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Friendship Marriage Nice Person
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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Doer Mistake Motivational Positive
If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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Motivational Right Time
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.
JOHN WOODEN

Character Concern Reputation Thinking
I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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Criticism Late Leadersship Player Rule
It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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Creation Excellence Patience People Quick Time
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

A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

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