Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
JOHN WOODENIf you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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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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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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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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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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