Failure Quotes by John Wooden

Never mistake activity for achievement.

— John Wooden

“Failure is not Fatal, but Failure to CHANGE can be.”

— John Wooden

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

— John Wooden

Hustle makes up for many a mistake.

— John Wooden

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

— John Wooden

Don't mistake activity with achievement.

— John Wooden

Make a decision! Failure to act is often the biggest failure of all.

— John Wooden

Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort.

— John Wooden

You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable.

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If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

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Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.

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“Don’t be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is not to act when action is needed.”

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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it

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Nobody is defeated until he starts blaming somebody else. My advice to you is don't fix the blame. Fix the problem.

— John Wooden

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

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

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The close games are usually lost, rather than won. What I mean by that is games are mostly won because of the…

— John Wooden

You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my…

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Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is…

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The person who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success. I expected my players to make mistakes, as long…

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Having the courage to make decisions and take action. Never be afraid to fail. You have nothing to fear if you have…

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Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success…

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Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is…

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Let’s face it, we’re all imperfect and we’re going to fall short on occasion. But we must learn from failure and that…

— John Wooden

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. Do not let what…

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Promise yourself you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible. Promise to think only of the best, to work…

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IF you are not making mistakes, then you are not doing anything…

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Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.

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The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.

— John Wooden

Failure is not the crime. Low aim is.

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Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.

— John Wooden

Failure to act is often the biggest failure of all.

— John Wooden

Failure is never fatal. But failure to change can and might be.

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If we fail to adapt, we fail to move forward.

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As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.

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Doing the best you are capable of doing is victory in itself, and less than that is defeat.

— John Wooden

You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes

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Losing does not make you a failure; it is when you blame someone for losing when you become a failure

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Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer.

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Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within.

— John Wooden