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Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

John Wooden

No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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Honesty Perfection Reality
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
Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Coach Player Practice Teaching
I don’t believe in praying to win.
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Basketball Believe Pray Win
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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Decision Inspirational People
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
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
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
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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Inspirational Life Peak Valley
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
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
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Capable Mind Peace Result Satisfaction Success
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
I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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Criticism Late Leadersship Player Rule
Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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Cheat Lie never One Liner Steal
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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Basketball Ingredient Team Team Work
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

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