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 WOODENBe 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.
More John Wooden Quotes
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Young people need models, not critics.
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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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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.
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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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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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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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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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I’m not afraid to die.
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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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