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- Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.
- Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within.
- Give me 100 percent. You can't make up for a poor effort today by giving 110 percent tomorrow. You don't have 110 percent. You only…
- I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.
- Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again.…
- Do passing drills that come from your offense.
- It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
- There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.
- I believe it’s impossible to claim you have taught, when there are students who have not learned. With that commitment, from my first year as…
- Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.
- Everything we know, we learned from someone else!
- Promise to think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best from yourself and others.
- Let’s face it, we’re all imperfect and we’re going to fall short on occasion. But we must learn from failure and that will enable us…
- A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it
- I never met a person from whom I did not learn something.
- It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport…
- Real happiness comes from the things that can not be taken away from you.
- Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible,…
- Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.
- Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.
- I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
- Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.
- 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…
- It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in…
- Confidence comes from being prepared.
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