Success Quotes by John Wooden

Never mistake activity for achievement.

— John Wooden

Be slow to correct and quick to commend.

— John Wooden

Don't mistake activity with achievement.

— John Wooden

Never confuse activity with accomplishment.

— John Wooden

Details create success.

— John Wooden

Thou didst thy best, that is success.

— John Wooden

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

— John Wooden

Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.

— John Wooden

Conditioning is essential to success in basketball.

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

You have success within. It's up to you to bring it out.

— John Wooden

Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

The courageous struggle for a noble cause should be considered success itself.

— John Wooden

“Never try to be better than anyone else, but never cease to be the best you can be. That’s achievement.”

— John Wooden

Strive to accomplish the very best you are capable of. Nothing less than your best effort will suffice.

— John Wooden

“It is most difficult in my mind, to seperate success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my…

— John Wooden

The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch it, get started, take action, move.

— John Wooden

You may be better than the rest, but you are not a success until you have made the effort to become the…

— John Wooden

Those of us who have been blessed with worldly success have an even greater responsibility to make an impact with our time,…

— John Wooden

Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.

— John Wooden

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

— John Wooden

Goals should be difficult to achieve because those achieved with little effort are seldom appreciated, give little personal satisfaction, and are often…

— John Wooden

The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom, did not create us all equal when it comes to size, strength, appearance, or various…

— John Wooden

I think anyone's success depends on working hard, Industriousness and Enthusiasm, enjoying what you are doing. You can't work your best if…

— John Wooden

What you do in practice is going to determine your level of success. I used to tell my players, 'You have to…

— John Wooden

My bench never heard me mention winning. My whole emphasis was for each one of my players to try to learn to…

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

Before success comes patience... when we add to our accomplishments the element of hard work over a long period of time, we'll…

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

No matter how you total success in the coaching profession it all comes down to a single factor - talent. There may…

— John Wooden

Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

Never allow anyone else to define your success.

— John Wooden

Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.

— John Wooden

Succeeding is performing at your best when your best is required.

— John Wooden

You never want to confuse activity with accomplishment.

— John Wooden

Success is mine when I work my hardest to become my best, and I alone determine whether I do so.

— John Wooden

In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.

— 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