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All Quotes by author - John Wooden

" Ability is a poor man's wealth. "

" A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. "

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

" All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low. "

" Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. "

" Be prepared and be honest. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights. "

" Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling. "

" Discipline yourself, and others won't need to. "

" Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. "

" Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you. "

" Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life. "

" Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. "

" Earn the right to be proud and confident. "

" Failure is never fatal. But failure to change can and might be. "

" Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be. "

" 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. "

" I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs. "

" I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left. "

" I don't believe in fate. "

" I don't believe in praying to win. "

" I don't think I was a fine game coach. I'm trying to be honest. I think I was a good practice coach. "

" I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent. "

" If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around. "

" If I am through learning, I am through. "

" If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants. "

" I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it. "

" If there's anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning. "

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