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You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you're outscored.

~John Wooden

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Somebody asked me - you know, how come it took you so long to win a national championship? And I said, 'I'm a slow learner; but you notice when I learn something, I have it down pretty good.'

~John Wooden

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I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.

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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

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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.

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I'm not afraid to die.

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I don't believe in fate.

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

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I'm glad I was a teacher.

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I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.

~John Wooden

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: October 14th, 1910

Died: June 4th, 2010

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