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John Wooden

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I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights.


— John Wooden


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If I am through learning, I am through.


— John Wooden


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If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.


— John Wooden


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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.


— John Wooden


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Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.


— John Wooden


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No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.


— John Wooden


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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.


— John Wooden


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If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.


— John Wooden


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If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?


— 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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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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