John Wooden (1910 – 2010)
Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (1961) and a coach (1973).
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A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork.
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
The main ingredient of stardom, is the rest of the team.
You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don’t try to play theirs.
The outstanding coach is a teacher that gets all his squad to accept the role that he considers to be the most important for the welfare of all.
Failure is not fatal but failure to change might be.
Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.
I’ll have him out of there before he hit the floor.
Don’t beat yourself. That’s the worst kind of defeat you’ll ever suffer.
You should never try to be better than someone else, you should always be learning from others. But you should never cease trying to be the best you could be because that’s under your control and the other isn’t.
Young people need models, not critics.
I do not have the right, Bill, but I do have the right to say who is going to play on my team and we’re going to miss you.
Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction and knowing you’ve made the effort, do the best of what you’re capable.
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