{"id":5211,"date":"2010-06-05T00:27:23","date_gmt":"2010-06-05T04:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=5211"},"modified":"2023-04-10T10:02:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T14:02:32","slug":"coach-wooden-taught-us-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/coach-wooden-taught-us-trading","title":{"rendered":"Coach Wooden Taught Us Trading"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”<\/strong>
\nYou become a better trader by finding the plays that make sense to you and trading more of them with more size.<\/p>\n

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”<\/strong>
\nIt’s the thousand little things done well before the chop that make the chop possible.
\n
\n“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything.”<\/strong>
\nEach rip is a gift from the market from which you can learn.
\n
\n“\u201cIt’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.\u201d<\/strong>
\nThere is nothing to get as a trader just the journey of perpetual improvement.
\n
\n“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”<\/strong>
\nProper preparation is required before every open.<\/p>\n

“Be quick but do not hurry.”<\/strong>
\nPull the trigger when you see the trade but not before.
\n
\n\u201cNever mistake activity for achievement.\u201d<\/strong>
\nPerfect trading practice makes perfect trading.
\n
\n“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”<\/strong>
\nYou learn by breaking down each trade into small pieces and reviewing each piece.
\n
\n“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”<\/strong>
\nAdapt or the market will eliminate you.
\n
\n\u201cSuccess is peace of mind, a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming…..”<\/strong>
\nYour goal each day is to improve.<\/p>\n

“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”<\/strong>
\nTrading is just a part of your life.
\n
\n“Make each day your masterpiece.”<\/strong>
\nOne Good Trade and then One Good Trade and then One Good Trade.<\/p>\n

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the UCLA community and Wooden family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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