It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes 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.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
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I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
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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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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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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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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
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The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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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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