A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
JOHN WOODENI 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.
More John Wooden Quotes
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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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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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Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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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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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
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It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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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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Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
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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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Make each day your masterpiece.
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