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    “Time lost is time lost. It’s gone forever. Some people tell themselves that they will work twice as hard tomorrow to make up for what they did not do today. People should always do their best. If they work twice as hard tomorrow, then they should have also worked twice as hard today. That would have been their best.” ~ John Wooden

      “I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn’t last very long. I think it’s like love and passion. Passion won’t last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It’s the same with yelling.” ~ John Wooden

        “Good things take time, as they should. We shouldn’t expect good things to happen overnight. Actually, getting something too easily or too soon can cheapen the outcome. ~ John Wooden

          “If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.” ~ John Wooden

            “Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.” ~ John Wooden

              “Remember this your lifetime through:
              Tomorrow there will be more to do.
              And failure waits for all who stay
              With some success made yesterday.
              Tomorrow you must try once more,
              And even harder than before.”
              ~ John Wooden

                “Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.” ~ John Wooden

                  “Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.” ~ John Wooden

                    “Listen if you want to be heard” ~ John Wooden

                      “Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time.” ~ John Wooden

                        “Be true to yourself.
                        Make each day your masterpiece.
                        Help others.
                        Drink deeply from good books.
                        Make friendship a fine art.
                        Build a shelter against a rainy day.
                        Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”
                        ~ John Wooden

                          “It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.” ~ John Wooden

                            “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”  ~ John Wooden

                              “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” ~ John Wooden

                                “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” ~ John Wooden

                                  “When you share love grows, happiness doubles, and sorrow is halved. A life shared is twice as good with half the troubles. A dessert shared tastes twice as nice with half the calories. When you share, you end up with more of what counts and give it to someone else.” ~ Nancy Plum

                                    “Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.” ~ Chilon of Sparta

                                      “Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” ~ C.S. Lewis

                                        “The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful, and being generous.  Everything else is crap, I promise you.  It’s just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don’t buy it. Be smart, be thoughtful and be generous.  Everything around us that we call life was made up of people that are no smarter than you. And you can build your own things, you can build your own life that other people can live in. So build a life — don’t just live one, build one.” ~Ashton Kutcher

                                          “There is only one way to learn. It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist