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John Wooden

John Wooden

American Coach

Born: Oct 14, 1910

Died: Jun 4, 2010

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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. John Wooden

Character Reputation More Concerned Than Your

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team. John Wooden

Rest Main Ingredient Team Stardom

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable. John Wooden

Success Best You Peace Result Mind Made Become Self-Satisfaction Peace Of Mind Direct Knowing Effort Which Capable Success Is

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that. John Wooden

Best You More No-One Than Just

What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. John Wooden

You Important More Than Person Far Player Basketball Basketball Player

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

Life Too Valleys High Get Low Peaks

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. John Wooden

Patience Business People Strong Organization Build Starts Caring Worry Having More Leaders Material Up Than Gain Interested Business Leaders

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

You Yourself Ability Accomplished Should Your Measure

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. John Wooden

Success Best You Become Knowing Becoming Did Capable Your

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

Rights Feelings Before Own Others Consider Your

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

Man True Am His Just Common Common Man Who Beliefs

Be prepared and be honest. John Wooden

Be Prepared Prepared Honest

It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. John Wooden

Game Important Starts Finishes Who

You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you're outscored. John Wooden

You Game Win Somebody Lose

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. John Wooden

I've been blessed in so many ways. John Wooden

Blessed Ways Been Many

I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late. John Wooden

Three Late Rules Criticize Never Had Profanity Teammate Players

In the end, it's about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players during practice was what coaching was all about to me. John Wooden

Me Practice About Tournaments Stuff Practices Alumni Always End Loved In The End Coaching Teaching Games Players

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. John Wooden

Service School Before Down Believe Satisfied Bend Honestly High Would Indiana High School Colleges Never Sure South Left Just Turned Coaching Teaching Number Enlisted

I was built up from my dad more than anyone else. John Wooden

Else More Built Up Than Anyone Anyone Else Dad

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

Good Game Practice To Be Honest Think Fine Trying Coach Honest

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.' John Wooden

Good Me You Win Slow Somebody Long National Down Took Pretty Pretty Good Something Come Know Learn Learner Said How National Championship Asked Notice Championship

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