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Winning Quotes by John Wooden
- The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run.
- I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective.
- Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best.
- I always tried to make clear that basketball is not the ultimate. It is of small importance in comparison to the total life we live.…
- Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals
- Winning and losing aren't all they're cracked up to be, but the trip to the destination is.
- We don’t have to be superstars or win championships…. All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give our best effort,…
- The team with the most talent usually wins.
- Winning games, titles and championships isn't all it's cracked up to be, but getting there, the journey, is a lot more than it's cracked up…
- You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored.
- The team that makes the most mistakes usually wins, because doers make mistakes
- Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
- 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,…
- 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…
- Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is…
- Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
- I don't believe in praying to win.
- If there's anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning.
- To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.
More Winning Quotes
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger. — Richard Bach
- Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place. — Lance Armstrong
- I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. — Lance Armstrong
- It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger. — Lance Armstrong
- Why do the Yankees always win? The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes. — Frank Abagnale
- You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. — Arthur Ashe
- People do not win people fights. Lawyers do. — Norman Ralph Augustine
- Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation's history and the… — Joe Baca
- In order to win, you must expect to win. — Richard Bach
- In artillery exercises, women always win because they're more accurate. — Michelle Bachelet
- Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an award is… — Kevin Bacon