John Wooden Quotes About Coaching
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I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective.
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Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.
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Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.
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Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit trouble to press on you.
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
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Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.
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Winning games, titles and championships isn't all it's cracked up to be, but getting there, the journey, is a lot more than it's cracked up to be.
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Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special and that you value.
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Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.
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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.
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Be quick, but don't hurry.
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Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.
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Drink deeply from good books.
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It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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I am not a strategic coach; I am a practice coach.
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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.
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A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.
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When people ask me now if I miss coaching UCLA basketball games, the national championships, the attention, the trophies, and everything that goes with them, I tell them this: I miss the practices.
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Do passing drills that come from your offense.
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Happiness begins where selfishness ends.
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Promise to think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best from yourself and others.
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Promise to wear a cheerful appearance at all times and give every person you meet a smile.
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You must have respect, which is a part of love, for those under your supervision. Then they will do what you ask and more.
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Perfection is impossibility but striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can. That is what counts.
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Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.
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No matter how you total success in the coaching profession it all comes down to a single factor - talent. There may be a hundred great coaches of whom you have never heard in basketball, football, or any sport who will probably never receive the acclaim they deserve simply because they have not been blessed with the talent. Although not every coach can win consistently with talent, no coach can win without it.
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Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.
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If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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