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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.

John Wooden

It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Basketball Finish Game Important Motivational Start
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Ability Character Success
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
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
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
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Capable Motivational Success
Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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Endurance Love One Liner Passion
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Children Father Love Mother
Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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Cheat Lie never One Liner Steal
I don’t believe in fate.
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Believe Fate One Liner
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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Goodness Thankful Want
You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Game Lose Win
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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Friendship Marriage Nice Person
Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Care Difference Gesture Motivational Opportunity Seek
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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Character Concern Reputation Thinking
Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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Inspirational True Yourself
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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Fame God Humble Man Talent

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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