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.
JOHN WOODENWhatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
More John Wooden Quotes
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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Young people need models, not critics.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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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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Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
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The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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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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Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
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Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.
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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.
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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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The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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