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.
JOHN WOODENI think you have to be what you are. Don’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.
More John Wooden Quotes
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.
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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
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Be prepared and be honest.
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It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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If I am through learning, I am through.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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I’m not afraid to die.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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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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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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