Earn the right to be proud and confident.
JOHN WOODENYoung people need models, not critics.
More John Wooden Quotes
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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What is right is more important than who is right.
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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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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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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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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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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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Make each day your masterpiece.
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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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If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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