Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
JOHN WOODENNo one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
More John Wooden Quotes
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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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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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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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I don’t believe in fate.
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Be prepared and be honest.
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Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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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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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
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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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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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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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Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.
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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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