Wisdom [electronic resource] : Life Lessons from an Australian Legend.
Wisdom [electronic resource] : Life Lessons from an Australian Legend.
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Publisher
Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2011.
Date
2011.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (129 p.)
Contents
About the author and the illustrator; Part title; Title page; Dedication; Foreword; Introduction; 1. 'If it is to be, it is up to me.'; 2. Success is best measured by how far you have come with the talents you have been given.; 3. You don't play a match for 100 minutes-you play for 6000 seconds.;...
7. 'Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 per cent.'8. 'Chess may start as an art or a science. But in the end, physical endurance is so important that it becomes an athletic event.'; 9. 'It is a lot tougher to be a football coach than to be a president. You've got four years as a pr...
12. You are not a champion unless you are consistent. You can have champion potential, but a true champion is on the job nine times out of ten.13. Practice makes perfect is bullshit. Perfect practice makes perfect.; 14. 'I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squand...
18. 'A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.'; 19. 'Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.'; 20. 'In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable...
it's an all-time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.'24. 'Two stonecutters were asked what they were doing. The first said, "I'm cutting stone into blocks." The second repli...
29. 'Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.'
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Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2011.
Date Published
2011.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Summary
Words of wisdom from Ron Barassi providing motivation and inspiration to forge success and satisfaction in sport and in life.
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Wisdom [electronic resource] : Life Lessons from an Australian Legend.
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74VvxggxLpN3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxggxLpN3
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ISBN
9781742694948
DDC
170.44
MMS ID
991016803409702626