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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.

From John Wooden

Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.

From John Wooden

Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.

From John Wooden

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

From John Wooden

There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.

From John Wooden

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

From John Wooden

Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your power.

From John Wooden

I met Tiger Woods when he was younger. He's amazing - obviously technically, but his mental approach, too. He's really something.

From John Wooden

All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

From John Wooden

I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left.

From John Wooden

John Wooden

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