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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

John Wooden

Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
JOHN WOODEN

Inspirational True Yourself
The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
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Character Deep Man True Watch
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
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Capable Motivational Success
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Ability Character Success
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
JOHN WOODEN

Advice Inspirational Interfere
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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Friendship Marriage Nice Person
The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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Explanation Imitation Law Learning
A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Cause Coach Correct Leadership
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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Activity Business Family Group Leadership Sports Success
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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Arrive Essential Faith Important Mind Peace Prayer
You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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Basketball Game Lose Win
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Children Father Love Mother
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
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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Done Hurry Mistake Philosophy Quick
Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
JOHN WOODEN

Ability Accomplishment Measure Success
No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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Honesty Perfection Reality
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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Decision Inspirational People
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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Fame God Humble Man Talent
Make each day your masterpiece.
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Inspirational Life Masterpiece Morning One Liner
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
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Admit Forget Learning Mistake Recognize Value
Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.
JOHN WOODEN

Cease Encouragement Motivational Power
What is right is more important than who is right.
JOHN WOODEN

Important Justice Right
Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
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Basketball Defense Game Learning Play
Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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Endurance Love One Liner Passion
It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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Creation Excellence Patience People Quick Time
Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Care Difference Gesture Motivational Opportunity Seek
Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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Dreams Give Up Motivational

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