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" Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. "
John Wooden
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" Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts. "
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" Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. "
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" Somebody asked me - you know, how come it took you so long to win a national championship? And I said, 'I'm a slow learner; but you notice when I learn something, I have it down pretty good.' "
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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. "
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" My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around. "
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" Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights. "
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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. "
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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. "
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" Never lie, never cheat, never steal. "
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" If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around. "
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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. "
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" I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way. "
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" The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones. "
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" Ability is a poor man's wealth. "
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" Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return. "
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" I don't believe in praying to win. "
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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. "
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" Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you. "
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" I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty. "
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" What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. "
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