John Wooden quotes - page 4

Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return. (John Wooden)
I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it. View quote
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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me. View quote
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I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game. View quote
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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. View quote
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If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants. View quote
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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low. View quote
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Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that. (John Wooden)
The most important thing in the world is family and love. View quote
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Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone. View quote
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Never lie, never cheat, never steal. View quote
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs. View quote
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What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. View quote
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I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession. View quote
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Earn the right to be proud and confident. (John Wooden)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Passion is momentary; love is enduring. View quote
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If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around. View quote
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