The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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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Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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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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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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I don’t believe in praying to win.
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Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
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Be prepared and be honest.
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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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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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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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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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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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