Quotes from John Wooden
it is important to understand the purpose of criticism. Criticism is not meant to punish, but rather to correct something that is preventing better results. The only goal of criticism or discipline is improvement. You must keep that in mind and try to the best of your ability to use tact.
- John Wooden
It is important for us to see that our mentors are human and therefore fallible; it makes our own shortcomings more tenable.
- John Wooden
Perfection is what you are striving for, but perfection is an impossibility. However, striving for perfection is not an impossibility. Do the best you can under the conditions that exist. That is what counts.
- John Wooden
Don't be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is not to act when action is needed.
- John Wooden
Don't mistake activity for achievement. To produce results, tasks must be well organized and properly executed; otherwise, it's no different from children running around the playground—everybody is doing something, but nothing is being done; lots of activity, no achievement.
- John Wooden
Sposobnost može da te dovede na vrh al da bi opstao na vrhu, potreban ti je karakter.
- 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, don't cheat, don't steal, don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses; worry about the things you can control, and not the things you can't"—were endless. Yet there is an appropriate one for every situation. The real
- John Wooden
Lincoln himself once said, "The worst things you can do for those you love are the things they could and should do for themselves." He fiercely believed in self-sufficiency, and in the maturity and character that struggles and hardships can bring.
- John Wooden
The locker rooms were clean when we departed because I asked the players to pick up after themselves. I believe this is just common courtesy. Somebody's going to have to clean it up, and I see no reason why it shouldn't be the person who messed it up.
- John Wooden
The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night." —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- John Wooden
Joy makes the longest journey too short.
- John Wooden
The worst things you can do for the ones you love are the things they could and should do for themselves"—and
- John Wooden