It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
JOHN WOODENThe most important thing in the world is family and love.
More John Wooden Quotes
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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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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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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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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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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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Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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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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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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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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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
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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.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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I don’t believe in praying to win.
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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
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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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