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If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.

John Wooden

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

Admit Forget Learning Mistake Recognize Value
I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
JOHN WOODEN

Criticism Late Leadersship Player Rule
A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Cause Coach Correct Leadership
I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
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Basketball Experience Motivational Talent
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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Be Yourself Time Try
The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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Family Important Love World
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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Basketball Change Life Progress
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Character Repeat Talent Win
It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
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Inspirational Minimalism Vital
Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
JOHN WOODEN

Dictionary Hate Important Love Remove World
Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Defense Game Learning Play
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 WOODEN

Friendship Marriage Nice Person
Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
JOHN WOODEN

Dreams Give Up Motivational
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
JOHN WOODEN

Advice Inspirational Interfere
A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
JOHN WOODEN

Acceptance Basketball Blame Credit Leadership Weak
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
JOHN WOODEN

Decision Inspirational People

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