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John Wooden

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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.


— John Wooden


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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.


— John Wooden


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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.


— John Wooden


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Never mistake activity for achievement.


— John Wooden


#activity #mistake #never

It isn't what you do, but how you do it.


— John Wooden


#you

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.


— John Wooden


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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.


— John Wooden


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I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.


— John Wooden


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Be prepared and be honest.


— John Wooden


#honest #prepared

What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.


— John Wooden


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About John Wooden

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Did you know about John Wooden?

He was also selected for membership in the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Wooden also authored a lecture and a book about the Pyramid of Success. He left it as a national powerhouse with 10 national championships--arguably the most successful rebuilding project in college basketball history.

Wooden was renowned for his short simple inspirational messages to his players including his "Pyramid of Success". 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. As a player Wooden was the first to be named basketball All-American three times and he won a Helms National Championship at Purdue in 1932 seven years before the birth of the NCAA tournament.

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