Way Quotes by John Wooden

I've been blessed in so many ways.

— John Wooden

You can do more good by being good than any other way.

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

Cooperation - To get cooperation, you must give cooperation. Always seek to find the best way rather than insisting on your own…

— John Wooden

Don't let the things you can't do get in the way of the things you can.

— John Wooden

You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.

— John Wooden

Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

If pursuing material things becomes your only goal, you will fail in so many ways. Besides, in time all material things go…

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

Why do we dread adversity when we know that facing it is the only way to become stronger, smarter, better?

— 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

I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being…

— John Wooden

There is no substitute for hard work. If you're looking for the easy way, if you're looking for the trick, you might…

— John Wooden

Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the…

— 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

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

The goal in life is the same as in basketball: make the effort to do the best you are capable of doing--in…

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

The coach must never forget that he is, first of all, a teacher. He must come (be present), see (diagnose), and conquer…

— John Wooden

If you spend too much time learning the 'tricks' of the trade, you may not learn the trade. There are no shortcuts.…

— John Wooden

The true leader isn't really looking for leadership. He's trying to set an example and be in the proper way to get…

— John Wooden

I discovered early on that the player who learned the fundamentals of basketball is going to have a much better chance of…

— John Wooden