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“Never mistake activity for achievement.” ~ 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.” ~ John Wooden

“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” ~ John Wooden

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” ~ John Wooden

“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.” ~ John Wooden

“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” ~ John Wooden

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” ~ John Wooden

“Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.” ~ John Wooden

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” ~ John Wooden

“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.” ~ John Wooden

“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” ~ John Wooden

“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.” ~ John Wooden

“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

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” ~ John Wooden

“Whenever you feel yourself growing anxious, breath in energy. Breathe out negativity. Breathe in relaxation. Breathe out stress.” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym

“Oxygen is energy – it’s juice. Oxygen helps relax muscles and clear the mind. When you hold your breath, you are creating pressure and a nervous feeling. Athletes who choke start to become nervous about being nervous. Anxious about being anxious.” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym

“We all choke. Winners know how to handle choking better than losers.” ~ John McEnroe

“Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“True leaders are not those who strive to be first but those who are first to strive and who give their all for the success of the team. True leaders are first to see the need, envision the plan, and empower the team for action. By the strength of the leader’s commitment, the power of the team is unleashed.” ~ Unknown

“The chief cause of our misery is less the violence of our passions than the feebleness of our virtures. ” ~ Joseph Roux