Quotes from John Wooden
when coaches or parents make consistency their foundation, everyone around them becomes more comfortable and everyone around them has a greater opportunity to grow.
- John Wooden
Talent is God-given: be humble. Fame is man-given: be thankful. Conceit is self-given: be careful.
- John Wooden
Have something to believe in; have a reason to believe in it, but stay open-minded.
- John Wooden
don't worry about whether you're better than somebody else, but never cease trying to be the best you can become. You have control over that; the other you don't.
- John Wooden
John Wooden focused almost entirely on improvement in the present moment. He let the score—winning—take care of itself. Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.
- John Wooden
Never lie; never cheat; never steal. Don't whine; don't complain; don't make excuses.
- John Wooden
Never try to be better than anyone else, but never cease to be the best you can be. That's achievement.
- John Wooden
As a leader you must be sincerely committed to what's right rather than who's right.
- John Wooden
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
- John Wooden
reminder that gentleness can fix in a moment what an hour of shouting fails to achieve.
- John Wooden
Ninety percent of the time, the game is going to be decided in the final five minutes. When two teams are evenly matched, the better conditioned team will usually execute better when fatigue set sin, and will probably win.
- John Wooden
Seven Things to Do." It read as follows: 1. Be true to yourself. 2. Help others. 3. Make each day your masterpiece. 4. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible. 5. Make friendship a fine art. 6. Build a shelter against a rainy day. 7. Pray for guidance and count and give thanks for your blessings every day.
- John Wooden