Get a scalpel, and practice just, say, cutting a piece of meat or something like that. You sort of learn how you… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
I still take failure very seriously, but I've found that the only way I could overcome the feeling is to keep on… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
I think confidence is something you build gradually, with experience. I've always felt that maybe one of the reasons that I did well as… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
Of the many 'firsts' with which I have been involved at the Texas Heart Institute —including the first successful human heart transplant in the… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
Get a scalpel, and practice just, say, cutting a piece of meat or something like that. You sort of learn how you want to… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
I've always thought that my exposure to competitive sports helped me a great deal in the operating room. It teaches you endurance, and it… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
The spirit of Texas seems to pervade our everyday existence. Our desire is to be superlative, not only the largest, but also the best… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
The man who inspired me most, I think, was Dr. Alfred Blalock, who was professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins. He was a rather… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
I've always felt that maybe one of the reasons that I did well as a student and made such good grades was because I… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
[The heart is] really a fascinating organ. It's about the only organ in the body that you can really witness its function. Doing things.… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
So much goes into doing a transplant operation. All the way from preparing the patient, to procuring the donor. It's like being an astronaut.… — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
I've always felt that I did well as a student because I lacked confidence. — Denton Cooley Copy Share Image
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