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
You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Real wealth comes to the person who learns that we are paid best for the things we do for nothing. — John Wooden Inspirational Copy Share Image
Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important. — John Wooden Achievement Copy Share Image
My assistants and I often would spend more time planning a practice than the actual practice itself — John Wooden Copy Share Image
“Even at 94, I want to be the best I can be, and hard work is the only way to make this happen.” — John Wooden Hard work Copy Share Image
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Many leaders don't listen, and it is one of the greatest methods we have of learning. You need to listen to those… — John Wooden Communication Copy Share Image
A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail. — John Wooden Ability Copy Share Image
Losing does not make you a failure; it is when you blame someone for losing when you become a failure — John Wooden Copy Share Image
I don't think I was a fine game coach. I'm trying to be honest. I think I was a good practice coach. — John Wooden Coach Copy Share Image
My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around. — 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
Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit trouble to… — John Wooden Basketball Copy Share Image
We can give without loving, but we can't love without giving. In fact, love is nothing unless we give it to someone. — John Wooden Facts Copy Share Image
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 Basketball Copy Share Image
“The worst things you can do for the ones you love are the things they could and should do for themselves”—and” — John Wooden Copy Share Image
“Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.” — John Wooden Character Copy Share Image
You get ideas across better through listening and the pat-on-the-back method than you do with a kick on the pants. — John Wooden Communication Copy Share Image
“The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling… — John Wooden Great men Copy Share Image
I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential — John Wooden Basketball 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 Basketball Copy Share Image
A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good… — John Wooden Football Copy Share Image
Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not. — John Wooden Athlete Copy Share Image
Cooperation - To get cooperation, you must give cooperation. Always seek to find the best way rather than insisting on your own… — John Wooden Best way Copy Share Image
One of the greatest motivating factors is the pat on the back, although with some individuals, you have to make the pat… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
No individual should take the blame for a loss, because no individual should get the credit for a victory. — 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 Effort Copy Share Image
Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest 'Woodenisms.' — John Wooden Copy Share Image
A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
If you get too engrossed and involved and concerned in regard to things over which you have no control, it will adversely… — 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… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Make each day a masterpiece. Don't think your best days are out there somewhere. Why not today? Why can't today be a… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier. — John Wooden Basketball Copy Share Image
The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score. — John Wooden Care Copy Share Image
The time to prepare isn't after you have been given the opportunity. It's long before that opportunity arises. Once the opportunity arrives,… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative… — John Wooden Character Copy Share Image
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. — John Wooden Ability Copy Share Image
