John Wooden Quotes

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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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Failure is not fatal but failure to change might be.

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Acquire peace of mind by making the effort to become the best of which you are capable.

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Working with others makes us much more than we could ever become alone

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Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before.

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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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Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.

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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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Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow

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There is no more powerful leadership tool than your own personal example.

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You should never try to be better than someone else, you should always be learning from others. But you should never cease trying to be the best you could be because that's under your control and the other isn't.

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The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score.

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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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The person who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success. I expected my players to make mistakes, as long as they were mistakes of commission. A mistake of commission happens when you are doing what should be done but don't get the results you want.

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A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail.

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I believe we are most likely to succeed when ambition is focused on noble and worthy purposes and outcomes rather than on goals set out of selfishness.

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There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.

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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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A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.

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Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

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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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Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction and knowing you've made the effort, do the best of what you're capable.

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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.

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Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are

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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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