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    “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

                            “Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn.” ~ Unknown

                              “There may be no single thing more important in our efforts to achieve meaningful work and fulfilling relationships than to learn to practice the art of communication.” ~ Max De Pree

                                “All great speakers were bad speakers first.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                                  “Loves finest speech is without words.” ~ Hadewijck of Brabant

                                    “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” ~ Steve Jobs

                                      “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” ~ Henry Ford

                                        “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ~ Henry Ford

                                          “We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s dam is the history we make today.” ~ Henry Ford