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"Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then." -
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John Wooden
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Top 5 quotes from John Wooden
"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."
"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."
"Ability is a poor man's wealth."
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."
Top 5 quotes from Motivation & Goals
"Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
"Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in."
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
"Let him that would move the world first move himself."
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'"
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