In the words of John Wooden:
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your power.
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.
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.
Never mistake activity for achievement.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.
My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around.
It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.
Perfection is impossibility but striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can. That is what counts.
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.
The ability to see the good in others and the bad in ourselves is perfect vision.
Great leaders are always out front with a banner, instead of behind with a whip.
Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That's the only way it happens-and when it happens, it lasts.
Be more concerned with what you can do for others than what others can do for you. You’ll be surprised at the results.
Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.
There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.
Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.
Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.
Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.
It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.
Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve.
Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. Focus all your effort on what is in your power to control.
Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.
Real wealth comes to the person who learns that we are paid best for the things we do for nothing.
It is easier to reach our potential when we learn the value of including others in our quest.
Understand there is a price to be paid for achieving anything of significance. You must be willing to pay the price.
I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.
Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others.
The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated. Repetition is the key to learning.
There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.
You may be better than the rest, but you are not a success until you have made the effort to become the best you can be.
In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.
Being your best when your best is needed. The ability to enjoy challenges when things become difficult and to derive exhilaration from them.
I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.
Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.
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.
You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.
Cooperation - To get cooperation, you must give cooperation. Always seek to find the best way rather than insisting on your own way.
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.
Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.
If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.
The important things to me are your faith, your family and your friends. If you have that, you have everything.
Each of us has a huge capacity to learn and to achieve. Being ever alert makes the task of becoming all we are capable of becoming so much easier.
Strive to accomplish the very best you are capable of. Nothing less than your best effort will suffice.
Acquire peace of mind by making the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
It's always about focusing not on the mistakes but on the lessons learned from them.
Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
Helping others is perhaps the greatest joy! You cannot have a perfect day without helping others with no thought of getting something in return.
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