Inspirational Quotes by John Wooden · Page 2

When I am through learning, I am through.

— John Wooden

Confidence comes from being prepared.

— John Wooden

Show me what you can do; don't tell me what you can do.

— John Wooden

The coach is first of all a teacher.

— John Wooden

When the legs go, the heart soon follows

— John Wooden

Flexibility is the key to stability.

— John Wooden

Be more interested in character than reputation

— John Wooden

You never want to confuse activity with accomplishment.

— John Wooden

The greatest failure of all is the failure to act when action is needed

— John Wooden

The best competition I have is against myself to become better

— John Wooden

We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.

— John Wooden

You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.

— John Wooden

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

— John Wooden

Over-coaching can be more harmful than under-coaching. Keep it simple!

— John Wooden

If you do enough small things right, big things can happen

— John Wooden

Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress.

— John Wooden

Be more concerned with what you can do for others than what others can do for you. You’ll be surprised at the…

— John Wooden

Whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not, the habits you are developing now will be with you…

— John Wooden

Happiness begins when selfishness ends.

— John Wooden

When opportunity comes it is too late to prepare.

— John Wooden

You can always do more than you think you can.

— John Wooden

Don't whine, complain, or make excuses.

— John Wooden

Discipline yourself so others won't have to.

— John Wooden

I never met a person from whom I did not learn something.

— John Wooden

Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.

— John Wooden

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

— John Wooden

When you get to be 95, travel doesn't come as easily.

— John Wooden

What is right is more important than who is right.

— John Wooden

If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing

— John Wooden

Be at your best when your best is needed.

— John Wooden

Working with others makes us much more than we could ever become alone

— John Wooden

Nothing can give you greater joy than doing something for another.

— John Wooden

Perform at your best when your best is required. Your best is required each day.

— John Wooden

Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.

— John Wooden

When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur.

— John Wooden

Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

— John Wooden

First, do not betray yourself. Second, do not betray those you lead.

— John Wooden

Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.

— John Wooden

The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control

— John Wooden

It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you.

— John Wooden