Lineage, personality, and environment may shape you, but they do not define your full potential.

Mollie Marti
Lineage, personality, and environment may shape you, but they do...
Lineage, personality, and environment may shape you, but they do...
Lineage, personality, and environment may shape you, but they do...
Lineage, personality, and environment may shape you, but they do...
About This Quote

In this quote, John Wooden, a basketball coach for UCLA during the 1960s and 70s, is making a point about people being defined by their family. Most people believe that you can't succeed without a good background or a good excuse. In other words, it isn't just your ability that matters, but your family's ability as well. But Wooden says that environment and upbringing don't define your full potential. That's because you can overcome those limitations and make yourself into the person you want to be.

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