Coach Wooden Quote by John Wooden

“During the toughest challenges in my life I’ve come to most appreciate all Coach Wooden means to me. The things he would say—“Don’t lie,…

— John Wooden

“Whenever the story of John Wooden’s life gets told, his years at UCLA before he started winning championships are usually characterized as a period…

— Seth Davis

I got to know Coach Wooden at the end of his life.

— Mark Frost

There are two real keys to winning. You've got to have good players: no coach won with bad players. You win with good players.…

— Bobby Knight

“Wooden was a very good fundamental coach. He was very good at planning practices. He was very good at the relationships with the players,”…

— Seth Davis

Coach Wooden, when he speaks, you listen. I've taken a lot of things from him and his little blue book because to him, it's…

— Kevin Love

As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure. But when…

— Mike Krzyzewski

“Because," he said in an even voice, "you're used to winning, so you don't even think about how, every time there's a game, both…

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

Players are saying, 'I don't have to have a coach who has only played a little bit. Instead, I can have somebody who won…

— Martina Navratilova

John Wooden has been a vital force in the lives of many with his inspirational messages. He represents all the elements necessary to be…

— Dick Vitale

“He was, in short, a hard-to-please, detail-obsessed, hyper-organized taskmaster and control freak—which made it all the more jarring when he adopted a hands-off approach…

— Seth Davis

Sometimes people say that coach is a winner, but everyone wants to win. You must know how to behave in victory and in defeat,…

— Vicente del Bosque