John Wooden Quotes And Sayings

I'd Rather Have A Lot Of Talent And A Little Experience Than A Lot Of Experience And A Little Talent.

I'd Be Satisfied Just Coaching In High School. I Turned Down A Number Of Colleges When I Was Teaching In South Bend, Indiana, Before I Went Into The Service. I Honestly Believe That If I Hadn't Enlisted In The Service, I Would Never Have Left High School Teaching. I'm Sure I Would Have Never Left.

Well, Your Greatest Joy Definitely Comes From Doing Something For Another, Especially When It Was Done With No Thought Of Something In Return.

If There's Anything You Could Point Out Where I Was A Little Different, It Was The Fact That I Never Mentioned Winning.

Defense Is A Definite Part Of The Game, And A Great Part Of Defense Is Learning To Play It Without Fouling.

I Had Three Rules For My Players: No Profanity. Don't Criticize A Teammate. Never Be Late.

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 All That Matters.

Just Try To Be The Best You Can Be; Never Cease Trying To Be The Best You Can Be. That's In Your Power.

I Think You Have To Be What You Are. Don't Try To Be Somebody Else. You Have To Be Yourself At All Times.

If I Were A Young Coach Today, I Would Be Extremely Careful In Selecting Assistants.

Ability Is A Poor Man's Wealth.

I Don't Believe In Praying To Win.

I Found Golf Was Too Time Consuming, But I Did Enjoy It.

I Don't Believe In Fate.

I Met Tiger Woods When He Was Younger. He's Amazing - Obviously Technically, But His Mental Approach, Too. He's Really Something.

You Can't Live A Perfect Day Without Doing Something For Someone Who Will Never Be Able To Repay You.

I Talked To The Players And Tried To Make Them Aware Of What Was Good And Bad, But I Didn't Try To Run Their Lives.

Just Do The Best You Can. No One Can Do More Than That.

I'm Not Going To Say I Was Opposed To The Vietnam War. I'm Going To Say I'm Opposed To War. But I'm Also Opposed To Protests That Deny Other People Their Rights.

Love Is The Most Important Thing In The World. Hate, We Should Remove From The Dictionary.

You Can Do More Good By Being Good Than Any Other Way.

I'm No Wizard, And I Don't Like Being Thought Of In That Light At All. I Think Of A Wizard As Being Some Sort Of Magician Or Something, Doing Something On The Sly Or Something, And I Don't Want To Be Thought Of In That Way.

I Think Permitting The Game To Become Too Physical Takes Away A Little Bit Of The Beauty.

I Seldom Was Ever Off My Seat On The Bench During The Game.

Somebody Asked Me - You Know, How Come It Took You So Long To Win A National Championship? And I Said, 'I'm A Slow Learner; But You Notice When I Learn Something, I Have It Down Pretty Good.'

Discipline Yourself, And Others Won't Need To.

Earn The Right To Be Proud And Confident.

I've Been Blessed In So Many Ways.

It's What You Learn After You Know It All That Counts.

Be More Concerned With Your Character Than Your Reputation.

When You Hurry You're More Apt To Make Mistakes. But You Have To Be Quick. If You're Not Quick You Can't Get Things Done.

I Don't Think I Was A Fine Game Coach. I'm Trying To Be Honest. I Think I Was A Good Practice Coach.

I'm Glad I Was A Teacher.

I Was Built Up From My Dad More Than Anyone Else.

I'm Not Afraid To Die.

Failure Is Never Fatal. But Failure To Change Can And Might Be.

No One Can Really Honestly Be The Very Best, No One.

I Like To Spend Time In The Past, With The Things That Have Been Important To Me.

The Main Ingredient Of Stardom Is The Rest Of The Team.

If You Don't Have Time To Do It Right, When Will You Have Time To Do It Over?

You Can't Let Praise Or Criticism Get To You. It's A Weakness To Get Caught Up In Either One.

Whatever You Do In Life, Surround Yourself With Smart People Who'll Argue With You.

There's As Much Crookedness As You Want To Find. There Was Something Abraham Lincoln Said - He'd Rather Trust And Be Disappointed Than Distrust And Be Miserable All The Time. Maybe I Trusted Too Much.

Success Is Peace Of Mind, Which Is A Direct Result Of Self-satisfaction In Knowing You Made The Effort To Become The Best Of Which You Are Capable.

Young People Need Models, Not Critics.

You Can Lose When You Outscore Somebody In A Game. And You Can Win When You're Outscored.

Don't Measure Yourself By What You Have Accomplished, But By What You Should Have Accomplished With Your Ability.

Be Prepared And Be Honest.

The Worst Thing About New Books Is That They Keep Us From Reading The Old Ones.

It's Not So Important Who Starts The Game But Who Finishes It.