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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.John Wooden
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Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.John Wooden
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If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?John Wooden
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It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.John Wooden
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Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.John Wooden
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Don't mistake activity with achievement.John Wooden
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Remember, results aren't the criteria for success – it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.John Wooden
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Good values are like a magnet, they attract good people.John Wooden
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Reputation is what others perceive you as being, and their opinion may be right or wrong. Character, however, is what you really are, and nobody knows that but you.John Wooden
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A leader who is through learning is through.John Wooden
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It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it bein your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, fromreligion.John Wooden
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How many of us have conflicts with someone else- and how many of us pray for that person? We have individuals with whom we are competitive, or whom we dislike or have a quarrel with; but very few of us have true enemies in the martial sense. And yet if Lincoln could pray fervently- and contemporary reports indicate he did- for the people who were opposing him, how much more can we do for someone we just find a little irritating? .John Wooden
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‎"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.John Wooden
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Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books — especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.John Wooden
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Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.John Wooden
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There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.John Wooden
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Be quick, but don't hurry.John Wooden
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When opportunity comes, it’s too late to prepare.John Wooden
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.John Wooden
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I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.John Wooden
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Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.John Wooden
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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?John Wooden
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Don’t be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is not to act when action is needed.John Wooden
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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.John Wooden
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.John Wooden
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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.John Wooden
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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.John Wooden
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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
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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.John Wooden
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Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.John Wooden
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Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.John Wooden
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The most important thing in the world is family and love.John Wooden
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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
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.John Wooden
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Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.John Wooden
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Failure is never fatal. But failure to change can and might be.John Wooden
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Passion is momentary love is enduring.John Wooden
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.John Wooden
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I'm glad I was a teacher.John Wooden
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I'm not afraid to die.John Wooden
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If I am through learning, I am through.John Wooden
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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.John Wooden
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If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?John Wooden
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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
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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.John Wooden
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Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.John Wooden
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Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.John Wooden
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Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.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.John Wooden
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I met Tiger Woods when he was younger. He's amazing - obviously technically, but his mental approach, too. He's really something.John Wooden
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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.John Wooden
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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.John Wooden
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I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.John Wooden
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If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.John Wooden
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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.John Wooden
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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.John Wooden
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There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.John Wooden
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I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.John Wooden
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Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.John Wooden
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It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.John Wooden
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.John Wooden
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It isn't what you do, but how you do it.John Wooden
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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.John Wooden
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.John Wooden
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I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.John Wooden