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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.
John Wooden
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Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.
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I worry that business leaders are more interested in material gain than they are in having the patience to build up a strong organization, and a strong organization starts with caring for their people.
John Wooden -
I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights.
John Wooden -
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
John Wooden -
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
John Wooden -
Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.
John Wooden
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My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around.
John Wooden -
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
John Wooden -
The outstanding coach is a teacher that gets all his squad to accept the role that he considers to be the most important for the welfare of all.
John Wooden -
The most important thing in the world is family and love.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
John Wooden -
You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don’t try to play theirs.
John Wooden
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I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.
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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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Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
John Wooden -
In the end, it's about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players during practice was what coaching was all about to me.
John Wooden -
I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
John Wooden -
Earn the right to be proud and confident.
John Wooden