I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
JOHN WOODENNever make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
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Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.
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If I am through learning, I am through.
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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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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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Young people need models, not critics.
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I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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I’m not afraid to die.
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It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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I don’t believe in fate.
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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.
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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.
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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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Make each day your masterpiece.
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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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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Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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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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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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