I think you have to be what you are. Don’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.
JOHN WOODENYou can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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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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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
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Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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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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I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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I don’t believe in praying to win.
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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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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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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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