Winning and losing aren't all they're cracked up to be, but the trip to the destination is. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character. — John Wooden Character Copy Share Image
“Measure yourself by...what you have accomplished with your ability” — John Wooden Ability Copy Share Image
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. — John Wooden Ability Copy Share Image
There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith,… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
If there's anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
“Coach Wooden didn’t treat everybody the same; he treated people the way they deserved to be treated.” — John Wooden Copy Share Image
When you hurry you're more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you're not quick you can't get… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team. — John Wooden Challenges Copy Share Image
Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are, and your reputetion is who people think you re. — John Wooden Character Copy Share Image
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it again?” — John Wooden Excellence Copy Share Image
Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read. — John Wooden Book Copy Share Image
Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgment and common sense are essential. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Ability may get you to the top, nut it takes chracter to keep you there - mental, moral, and physical. — John Wooden Ability Copy Share Image
Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference. — John Wooden Basketball Copy Share Image
In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener. The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
I met Tiger Woods when he was younger. He's amazing - obviously technically, but his mental approach, too. He's really something. — John Wooden Amazing Copy Share Image
Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
“Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.” — John Wooden Character Copy Share Image
Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit trouble to… — John Wooden Basketball Copy Share Image
Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
We can give without loving, but we can't love without giving. In fact, love is nothing unless we give it to someone. — John Wooden Facts Copy Share Image
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 Basketball Copy Share Image
“The worst things you can do for the ones you love are the things they could and should do for themselves”—and” — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not. — John Wooden Athlete Copy Share Image
Cooperation - To get cooperation, you must give cooperation. Always seek to find the best way rather than insisting on your own… — John Wooden Best way Copy Share Image
One of the greatest motivating factors is the pat on the back, although with some individuals, you have to make the pat… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
No individual should take the blame for a loss, because no individual should get the credit for a victory. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
How you run the race - your planning, preparation, practice, and performance - counts for everything. Winning or losing is a by-product,… — John Wooden Effort Copy Share Image
There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
You get ideas across better through listening and the pat-on-the-back method than you do with a kick on the pants. — John Wooden Communication Copy Share Image
“The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling… — John Wooden Great men Copy Share Image
