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~ John Wooden Quotes ~
« on: January 18, 2015, 01:40:43 PM »
John Wooden Quotes


An American basketball player and coach.
John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period — seven in a row — as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat. Within this period, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games. He was named national coach of the year six times.

Here are some famous quotes by John Wooden.




Ability is a poor man's wealth.

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Never mistake activity for achievement.

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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

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If you don't have time to do it right when will you have time to do it over?

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

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Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself being especially free of admirers then.

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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

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Re: ~ John Wooden Quotes ~
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2015, 01:47:41 PM »
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation because your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.