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" Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me. "
John Wooden
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" It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. "
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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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" Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming. "
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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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" Ability is a poor man's wealth. "
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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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" If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around. "
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" Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be. "
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" We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else. "
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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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" Never lie, never cheat, never steal. "
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" 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. "
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" Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character. "
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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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