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" If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants. "
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. "
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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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" I think you have to be what you are. Don't try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times. "
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" The most important thing in the world is family and love. "
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" The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones. "
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" I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game. "
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" I'm not afraid to die. "
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" Young people need models, not critics. "
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" You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you're outscored. "
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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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" What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. "
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" I'm glad I was a teacher. "
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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. "
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" Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your power. "
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