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Famous John Wooden Quotes
“I don't think I was a fine game coach I think I was a good practice coach.”
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”
“It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
“You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.”
“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”
“It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.”
“What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.”
“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.”
“Never mistake activity for achievement.”
“If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.”
“Confidence comes from being prepared.”
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.”
“A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.”
“It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.”
“A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.”
“A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people”