Winning and losing aren't all they're cracked up to be, but the trip to the destination is. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
The best players don't win championships. The best team players win championships. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
The team that makes the most mistakes usually wins, because doers make mistakes — John Wooden Copy Share Image
You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals — John Wooden Copy Share Image
We don’t have to be superstars or win championships…. All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Winning games, titles and championships isn't all it's cracked up to be, but getting there, the journey, is a lot more than… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
How you run the race - your planning, preparation, practice, and performance - counts for everything. Winning or losing is a by-product,… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
If there's anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Too many people look on outscoring someone as winning, I never tried to get that across to my players. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
I always tried to make clear that basketball is not the ultimate. It is of small importance in comparison to the total… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
“Coach Wooden never mentioned winning. It was always, “Fellas, we’ve got to play to our best. Let’s do that.” That’s a lot… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
My bench never heard me mention winning. My whole emphasis was for each one of my players to try to learn to… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
No matter how you total success in the coaching profession it all comes down to a single factor - talent. There may… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
In 1948, I began coaching basketball at UCLA. Each hour of practice we worked very hard. Each day we worked very hard.… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, individual performances don't win basketball games — John Wooden Copy Share Image
I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
“It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. -John wooden” — John wooden Copy Share Image
“I remain convinced to this day that compassion like that—sincerely caring for your players and maintaining an active interest in their lives, concerns, and… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Approval is a greater motivator than disapproval, but we have to disapprove on occasion when we correct. It’s necessary. I make corrections only after… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Each of us has a huge capacity to learn and to achieve. Being ever alert makes the task of becoming all we are capable… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Stay the course. When thwarted try again; harder; smarter. Persevere relentlessly. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
