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Young people need models, not critics.

John Wooden

Be prepared and be honest.
JOHN WOODEN

Honesty One Liner Preparation
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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Be Yourself Time Try
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
JOHN WOODEN

Admit Forget Learning Mistake Recognize Value
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
JOHN WOODEN

Book Old Reading Worse
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Ingredient Team Team Work
Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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Life Live Prevention
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
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
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
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Admire Adversity Himself Man
I’m not afraid to die.
JOHN WOODEN

Afraid Die Fear One Liner
Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Defense Game Learning Play
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.
JOHN WOODEN

Done Hurry Mistake Philosophy Quick
What is right is more important than who is right.
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Important Justice Right
No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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Honesty Perfection Reality
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
JOHN WOODEN

Doer Mistake Motivational Positive
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

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