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Sports Quotes by John Wooden
- A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.
- It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
- Many ... have tremendous God-given gifts, but they don't focus on the development of those gifts. Who are these individuals? You've never heard of them-…
- It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
- It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
- You've never heard of them- and you never will .
- Always think of passing the ball before shooting it.
- I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct…
- Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It's one of a parent's…
- An effective leader develops the ability to correctly identify the pertinent detail or details - incidentals in a market, industry or sport that might create…
- Hustle makes up for many a mistake.
- One of my constant reminders is, 'End practice on a happy note.' I want the boys to want to come out to practice; and I…
- I constantly caution our teams: 'Play your game, just play your game. Eventually, if you play your game, stick to your style, class will tell…
- A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron Pierre De Coubertin,…
- Why can't we have patience and expect good things to take time?
- No matter how you total success in the coaching profession it all comes down to a single factor - talent. There may be a hundred…
- It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport…
- The purpose of discipline is not to punish, but to correct.
- If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing
- Others may have more ability than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers ... but no one should be your superior in respect…
- Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of…
- When everyone has good players, teaching will be a telling difference.
- Whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not, the habits you are developing now will be with you for the rest…
- Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
- Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable…
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- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was… — J. J. Abrams
- Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. — Lance Armstrong
- Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place. — Lance Armstrong
- If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on. — Lance Armstrong
- The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. — Arthur Ashe
- There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.' — Arthur Ashe
- Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch… — Red Auerbach
- For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn? — Jane Austen
- Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is… — Richard Bach