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Wisdom [electronic resource] : Life Lessons from an Australian Legend.

Wisdom [electronic resource] : Life Lessons from an Aus...

Wisdom [electronic resource] : Life Lessons from an Australian Legend.

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Wisdom [electronic resource] : Life Lessons from an Australian Legend.

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Full title

Wisdom [electronic resource] : Life Lessons from an Australian Legend.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2011.

Date

2011.

Record Identifier

74VvxggxLpN3

MMS ID

991016803409702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

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.'

Publication information

Publisher

Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2011.

Date Published

2011.

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Scope and Contents

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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Full title

Wisdom [electronic resource] : Life Lessons from an Australian Legend.

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Author / Creator

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General note

Description based upon print version of record.

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Record Identifier

74VvxggxLpN3

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxggxLpN3

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9781742694948

DDC

170.44

MMS ID

991016803409702626