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

John Wooden

Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.

John Wooden

Good things take time, as they should. We shouldn't expect good things to happen overnight. Actually, getting something too easily or too soon can cheapen the outcome.

John Wooden

Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.

John Wooden

The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control

John Wooden

If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.

John Wooden

The best competition I have is against myself to become better

John Wooden

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

John Wooden

Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.

John Wooden

John Wooden

John Wooden

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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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