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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. "
John Wooden
Good
Away
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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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" I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game. "
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" Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you. "
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" Ability is a poor man's wealth. "
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" I met Tiger Woods when he was younger. He's amazing - obviously technically, but his mental approach, too. He's really something. "
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" I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives. "
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" It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen. "
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" 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. "
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" It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. "
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" 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. "
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" I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it. "
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" Be prepared and be honest. "
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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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" Never mistake activity for achievement. "
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" Earn the right to be proud and confident. "
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" 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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" I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful. "
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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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" Never lie, never cheat, never steal. "
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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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" Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. "
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" I don't think I was a fine game coach. I'm trying to be honest. I think I was a good practice coach. "
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" It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. "
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" I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me. "
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