Inspirational Quotes by John Wooden · Page 2

Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.

— John Wooden

The best way to improve your team is to improve yourself.

— John Wooden

Make every day your masterpiece.

— John Wooden

Whatever you're doing, you must have patience.

— John Wooden

The choice you make, makes you.

— John Wooden

Everything we know, we learned from someone else!

— John Wooden

Respect a man, and he will do all the more.

— John Wooden

It's not how big you are, it's how big you play

— 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

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

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

What a leader learns after you've learned it all counts most of all.

— John Wooden

The ability to see the good in others and the bad in ourselves is perfect vision.

— John Wooden

Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at time. That's the only way it happens-and when…

— John Wooden

Discipline of others isn't punishment. You discipline to help, to improve, to correct, to prevent, not to punish, humiliate, or retaliate.

— John Wooden

Be slow to correct and quick to commend.

— John Wooden

Kindness makes for much better teamwork.

— John Wooden

Hustle makes up for many a mistake.

— John Wooden

Make your "yes" mean yes, and your "no" mean no.

— John Wooden

First be the best and then be first

— John Wooden

Dictators lead through fear; good coaches do not.

— John Wooden

Rest when you need to, but never quit.

— John Wooden

I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.

— John Wooden

Respect every opponent, but fear none.

— John Wooden

Place the team above yourself always.

— John Wooden

Never confuse activity with accomplishment.

— John Wooden

The star of the team IS the team. 'We' supercedes 'me'.

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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

— 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

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

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

The best competition I have is against myself to become better

— John Wooden