16 Quotes by John Wooden about Thinking

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    I think anyone's success depends on working hard, Industriousness and Enthusiasm, enjoying what you are doing. You can't work your best if you're not enjoying what you are doing. No way you can force yourself to.

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    I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it wont be successful.

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    Not everyone is equipped to be a leader, but in a sense, everyone is a leader to someone, even though you're not equipped. I think parents are a leader to youngsters, teacher are leaders, coaches are leaders, businessmen are leaders.

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    Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity; but I call it “just being you”.

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    The four laws of learning are: the first is demonstration of what you want. The second is the criticism of the demonstration. The third is the imitation of the correct model, and the fourth is repetition, over and over until it becomes habit where is you don't think about it.

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    Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.

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    There are little details in everything you do, and if you get away from any one of the little details, you're not teaching the thing as a whole. For it is little things which, together, make the whole. This, I think, is extremely important.

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