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Failure is not fatal but failure to change might be.
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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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We should never let ambition cause us to sacrifice our integrity or diminish our efforts in other areas. However, we need to remember that we never reach a serious goal unless we have the intention of doing so.
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Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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In spite of all that doctors know, and their studies never end, the best cure of all when spirits fall is a kind note from a friend.
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A life not lived for others is not a life, a game not played for others is not a game.
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Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.
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I grew up on a farm. We learned that there was a season to plant, a season to water, and season to harvest. The planting and watering could be laborious, but without those stages, there would never be a harvest.
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Fairness is giving all people the treatment they earn and deserve. It doesn't mean treating everyone alike.
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It is easier to reach our potential when we learn the value of including others in our quest.
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Being true to ourselves doesn't make us people of integrity. Charles Manson was true to himself, and as a result, he rightly is spending the rest of his life in prison. Ultimately, being true to our Creator gives us the purest form of integrity.
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Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do.
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We almost have to force or drive ourselves to work hard if we are to reach our potential. If we don't enjoy what we do, we won't be able to push as hard as we need to push for as long as we need to push to achieve our best. However, if we enjoy what we do and if we're enthusiastic about it, we'll do it better and come closer to becoming the best we can be.
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Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity; but I call it just being you.
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There is no more powerful leadership tool than your own personal example.
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First, do not betray yourself. Second, do not betray those you lead.
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It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
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Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.
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Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember a story.
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If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.
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As I grow older, I appreciate things that I didn't appreciate much when I was younger. I am thankful more than I used to be. I've been reasonably healthy, and I feel blessed. And each morning I can think, this is going to be a good day!
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Without organization and leadership toward a realistic goal, there is no chance of realizing more than a small percentage of your potential.
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We can give without loving, but we can't love without giving. In fact, love is nothing unless we give it to someone.
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It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.
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You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless you are morally and mentally conditioned. And it is impossible to be in moral condition unless you are spiritually conditioned. I always told my players that our team condition depended on two factors / how hard they worked on the floor during practice and how well they behaved between practices.
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I always tried to make clear that basketball is not the ultimate. It is of small importance in comparison to the total life we live. There is only one kind of life that truly wins, and that is the one that places faith in the hands of the Savior. Until that is done, we are on an aimless course that runs in circles and goes nowhere.
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Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.
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Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.
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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
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Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
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Born:
October 14, 1910
Died:
June 4, 2010
(aged 99)
Bio:
John Robert Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood," as head coach at UCLA he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, including an unprecedented seven in a row.
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They call me coach (1972)
Inch and Miles (2003)
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