A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.
John Wooden (1910-2010) American basketball player and coach
“The Prodigy” (2003)
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IBM Linux commercial.
Quotations by:
Wooden, John
Do not permit what you cannot do to interfere with what you can do.
John Wooden (1910-2010) American basketball player and coach
Coach Wooden One-on-One, “Day 25” (2003) [with Jay Carty]
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Variant: "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
John Wooden (1910-2010) American basketball player and coach
They Call Me Coach, ch. 25, epigraph (1972)
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You cannot live the perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
John Wooden (1910-2010) American basketball player and coach
They Call Me Coach, ch. 8, epigram (1972)
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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.
John Wooden (1910-2010) American basketball player and coach
They Call Me Coach, ch. 9, epigram (1972)
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