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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.

John Wooden

The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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Againstm Myself Competition Hustle
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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Decision Inspirational People
Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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Inspirational True Yourself
It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
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Inspirational Minimalism Vital
Be prepared and be honest.
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Honesty One Liner Preparation
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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Done Hurry Mistake Philosophy Quick
I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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Important Past Spend Time
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
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
I don’t believe in praying to win.
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Basketball Believe Pray Win
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
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Admit Forget Learning Mistake Recognize Value
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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Basketball Ingredient Team Team Work
You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
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Basketball Game Lose Win
A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
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Acceptance Basketball Blame Credit Leadership Weak
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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Basketball Defense Game Learning Play
The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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Family Important Love World

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