John Wooden Quotes (1910-2010)

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“Young people need models, not critics.”

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“Failure is not fatal but failure to change might be.”

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“The main ingredient of stardom, is the rest of the team.”

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“Make each day your masterpiece.
  quoting his father”

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“Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow.”

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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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“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”

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“Don’t beat yourself. That’s the worst kind of defeat you’ll ever suffer.
  reported by Bill Walton”

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

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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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“A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself for the group, for the good of the group — that’s teamwork.”

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“You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don’t try to play theirs.
  reported by Bill Walton”

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“I do not have the right, Bill, but I do have the right to say who is going to play on my team and we’re going to miss you.
  reported by Bill Walton, about his right to wear his hair long”

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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.
  quoting his father”

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“The four laws of learning are: the first is demonstration of what you want. The second is the criticism of the demonstration. The third is the '''''imitation of the correct model'', and the fourth is repetition''', over and over until it becomes habit where is you don’t think about it.”

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John Wooden on Drink

“Seven Point Creed 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.”

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