Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.

Quote by John Wooden

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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old...

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old...

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as...

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as...

Be prepared and be honest.

Be prepared and be honest.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be...

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be...

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer...

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer...

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Make each day your masterpiece.

Make each day your masterpiece.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Never mistake activity for achievement.

Never mistake activity for achievement.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished...

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished...

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

It isn't what you do, but how you do it.

It isn't what you do, but how you do it.

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with...

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with...

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future,...

The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future,...

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.