Earn the right to be proud and confident.
JOHN WOODENNever make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
More John Wooden Quotes
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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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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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Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.
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If I am through learning, I am through.
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I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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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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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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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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I don’t believe in praying to win.
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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 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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It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
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I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
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