Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
JOHN WOODENA strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
More John Wooden Quotes
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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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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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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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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I don’t believe in praying to win.
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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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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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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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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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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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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
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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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