Individual Quotes by John Wooden

Loyalty is a cohesive force that forges individuals into a team.

— John Wooden

When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.

— John Wooden

The team is the star, never an individual player.

— John Wooden

Generally speaking, individual performances don't win basketball games

— John Wooden

You can respect a person without necessarily liking that individual.

— John Wooden

No individual should take the blame for a loss, because no individual should get the credit for a victory.

— John Wooden

One of the greatest motivating factors is the pat on the back, although with some individuals, you have to make the pat…

— John Wooden

When you see a successful individual, a champion, you can be very sure that you are looking at an individual who pays…

— John Wooden

Success is a personal matter - only you as an individual can tell if you did everything within your power to give…

— John Wooden

Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals

— John Wooden

Leadership is the ability to get individuals to work together for the common good and the best possible results while at the…

— John Wooden

Many ... have tremendous God-given gifts, but they don't focus on the development of those gifts. Who are these individuals? You've never…

— John Wooden

I found the bench to be the greatest ally when I had to make individuals comply with what was best for the…

— John Wooden

Approval is a greater motivator than disapproval, but we have to disapprove on occasion when we correct. It’s necessary. I make corrections…

— John Wooden

Every person under your supervision is different. They're all different. They're identical in most ways, but not in all ways. You have…

— John Wooden

Each of us must make the effort to contribute to the best of our ability according to our individual talents. And then…

— John Wooden

We can become great in the eyes of others, but we'll never become successful when we compromise our character and show disloyalty…

— John Wooden

The general feeling is, if you don't treat everyone the same you're showing partiality. To me, that's when you show the most…

— John Wooden

Loyalty is very important when things get a little tough, as they often do when the challenge is great. Loyalty is a…

— John Wooden

How many of us have conflicts with someone else- and how many of us pray for that person? We have individuals with…

— John Wooden

The individual who is mistake-free is also probably sitting around doing nothing. And that is a very big mistake.

— John Wooden