Quotes from John Wooden
Reputation is what others perceive you as being, and their opinion may be right or wrong. Character, however, is what you really are, and nobody knows that but you.
- John Wooden
You must believe in what you're doing, that what you're doing is the proper thing, the right thing. And you must have faith that things will end up as they should, which doesn't mean as you want them to, but things will work out as they should.
- John Wooden
Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.
- John Wooden
You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. That is all I could do. Are you going to make mistakes? Of course. But it is not failure if you make the full effort.
- John Wooden
To my way of thinking, when you give your total effort—everything you have—the score can never make you a loser. And when you do less, it can't somehow magically turn you into a winner.
- John Wooden
Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out
- John Wooden
I had mistakes, plenty, but I had no failures
- John Wooden
If you prepare properly, you may be outscored but you will never lose.
- John Wooden
When you blame others you are trying to excuse yourself. When you make excuses you can't properly evaluate yourself. Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.
- John Wooden
Before You Can Lead Others, You Must Be Able to Lead Yourself.
- John Wooden
How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
- John Wooden
Does worrying about it, complaining about it, change it? Nope, it just wastes your time. And if you complain about it to other people, you're also wasting their time. Nothing is gained by wasting all of that time.
- John Wooden