John Wooden Quotes
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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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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
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Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
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You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don’t try to play theirs.
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Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
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Make each day your masterpiece.
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It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
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I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.
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I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
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Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
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You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.
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Don’t beat yourself. That’s the worst kind of defeat you’ll ever suffer.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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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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Failure is never fatal. But failure to change can and might be.
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Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
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The four laws of learning are: the first is demonstration of what you want. The second is the criticism of the demonstration. The third is the imitation of the correct model, and the fourth is repetition, over and over until it becomes habit where is you don’t think about it.
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Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.
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I've been blessed in so many ways.
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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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Somebody asked me - you know, how come it took you so long to win a national championship? And I said, 'I'm a slow learner; but you notice when I learn something, I have it down pretty good.'
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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.