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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

John Wooden

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
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Basketball Defense Game Learning Play
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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Book Old Reading Worse
Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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Confidence Earn One Liner Right
It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Basketball Finish Game Important Motivational Start
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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Argument Entrepreneur Life People Smart Surround
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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Decision Inspirational People
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
A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
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Acceptance Basketball Blame Credit Leadership Weak
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
Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Coach Player Practice Teaching
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Character Repeat Talent Win
I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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Consume Enjoyment Golf
What is right is more important than who is right.
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Important Justice Right
Young people need models, not critics.
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Criticism Model Need One Liner People Young
I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
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Build Dad Father Transformation
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

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