John Wooden Quotes And Sayings

What You Are As A Person Is Far More Important Than What You Are As A Basketball Player.

Be True To Yourself, Help Others, Make Each Day Your Masterpiece, Make Friendship A Fine Art, Drink Deeply From Good Books - Especially The Bible, Build A Shelter Against A Rainy Day, Give Thanks For Your Blessings And Pray For Guidance Every Day.

Success Comes From Knowing That You Did Your Best To Become The Best That You Are Capable Of Becoming.

There Are Many Things That Are Essential To Arriving At True Peace Of Mind, And One Of The Most Important Is Faith, Which Cannot Be Acquired Without Prayer.

All Of Life Is Peaks And Valleys. Don't Let The Peaks Get Too High And The Valleys Too Low.

I Am Just A Common Man Who Is True To His Beliefs.

If I Am Through Learning, I Am Through.

My Eyesight Is Not Nearly As Good. My Hearing Is Probably Going Away. My Memory Is Slipping Too. But I'm Still Around.

I Think The Teaching Profession Contributes More To The Future Of Our Society Than Any Other Single Profession.

Passion Is Momentary; Love Is Enduring.

Today Is The Only Day. Yesterday Is Gone.

Well, If You're True To Yourself You're Going To Be True To Everyone Else.

It's The Little Details That Are Vital. Little Things Make Big Things Happen.

Friendship Is Two-sided. It Isn't A Friend Just Because Someone's Doing Something Nice For You. That's A Nice Person. There's Friendship When You Do For Each Other. It's Like Marriage - It's Two-sided.

We Can Have No Progress Without Change, Whether It Be Basketball Or Anything Else.

If A Player's Not Doing The Things He Should, Put Him On The Bench. He'll Come Around.

Teaching Players During Practices Was What Coaching Was All About To Me.

I Think That In Any Group Activity - Whether It Be Business, Sports, Or Family - There Has To Be Leadership Or It Won't Be Successful.

In The End, It's About The Teaching, And What I Always Loved About Coaching Was The Practices. Not The Games, Not The Tournaments, Not The Alumni Stuff. But Teaching The Players During Practice Was What Coaching Was All About To Me.

I Worry That Business Leaders Are More Interested In Material Gain Than They Are In Having The Patience To Build Up A Strong Organization, And A Strong Organization Starts With Caring For Their People.

Adversity Is The State In Which Man Most Easily Becomes Acquainted With Himself, Being Especially Free Of Admirers Then.

Be More Concerned With Your Character Than Your Reputation, Because Your Character Is What You Really Are, While Your Reputation Is Merely What Others Think You Are.

Consider The Rights Of Others Before Your Own Feelings, And The Feelings Of Others Before Your Own Rights.

Don't Let Making A Living Prevent You From Making A Life.

Winning Takes Talent, To Repeat Takes Character.

Never Mistake Activity For Achievement.

It Isn't What You Do, But How You Do It.

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

Don't Give Up On Your Dreams, Or Your Dreams Will Give Up On You.

Never Lie, Never Cheat, Never Steal.

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

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.

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

Things Turn Out Best For The People Who Make The Best Of The Way Things Turn Out.

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

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

I Don't Believe In Praying To Win.

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 Don't Believe In Fate.

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.

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 Of Becoming.

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

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.

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.