Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you. — John Wooden Coaching Copy Share Image
Don't let the things you can't do get in the way of the things you can. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Goals achieved with little effort are seldom worthwhile or lasting. — John Wooden Art Copy Share Image
The best players don't win championships. The best team players win championships. — John Wooden Best players Copy Share Image
You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Doing the best you are capable of doing is victory in itself, and less than that is defeat. — John Wooden Basketball Copy Share Image
I think you have to be what you are. Don't try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
When it's over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best you were capable of? If yes, you will… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Mentors are available at all stages of your leadership life - early, middle and late. Seek them out and listen; absorb their… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it — John Wooden Failure 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
Those of us who have been blessed with worldly success have an even greater responsibility to make an impact with our time,… — John Wooden Blessed Copy Share Image
You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special and that you value. — John Wooden Basketball Copy Share Image
Let’s face it, we’re all imperfect and we’re going to fall short on occasion. But we must learn from failure and that… — John Wooden Adversity Copy Share Image
“If we are surrounded by flawless individuals, it can make our own mistakes seem magnified. And if a problem appears overlarge, it… — John Wooden Failure Copy Share Image
What it comes down to, I believe, is that mentoring often involves telling people what they need to hear, rather than what… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling… — John Wooden Adversity Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There are three things an athlete must do. You must be in physical condition ... You must execute properly and quickly the… — John Wooden Athlete Copy Share Image
Being true to ourselves doesn't make us people of integrity. Charles Manson was true to himself, and as a result, he rightly… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Somebody asked me - you know, how come it took you so long to win a national championship? And I said, 'I'm… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen. — John Wooden Big things Copy Share Image
Do your best every day. Live each day as if it's your masterpiece. — John Wooden Best day Copy Share Image
There is no limit to what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets credit. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
I always talked to my players about today. It's the only day that matters. — John Wooden Football Copy Share Image
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
“If you don´t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life. — John Wooden Balance Copy Share Image
The team that makes the most mistakes usually wins, because doers make mistakes — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Loyalty is a cohesive force that forges individuals into a team. — John Wooden Basketball Copy Share Image
It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
I really believe that happiness comes from things that cannot taken away from you. — John Wooden Away from you Copy Share Image
Great leaders are always out front with a banner, instead of behind with a whip. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
