Quotes by
John Wooden |
1910-2010 , American basketball coach
American basketball player and head coach at the University of California at Los Angeles. Nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood,” he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period as head coach at UCLA, including a record seven in a row. | 42 quotes | 1,870 visits |
Quotations
| • | Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. 10 |
| • | It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. 9 |
| • | Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top. 7 |
| • | Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. 6 |
| • | Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them. 6 |
| • | 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. 6 |
| • | Young people need models, not critics. 5 |
| • | Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. 5 |
| • | Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time. 5 |
| • | Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress. 5 |
| • | Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you. 4 |
| • | Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. 4 |
| • | Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. 4 |
| • | It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it. 4 |
| • | The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching. 4 |
| • | Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts. 3 |
| • | I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late. 3 |
| • | You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one. 3 |
| • | Never mistake activity for achievement. 3 |
| • | Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights. 3 |
| • | Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else. 3 |
| • | Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling. 3 |
| • | You can do more good by being good than any other way. 3 |
| • | The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. 3 |
| • | You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes. 3 |
| • | It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. 3 |
| • | The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones. 3 |
| • | Make each day your masterpiece. 2 |
| • | A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. 2 |
| • | The most important thing in the world is family and love. 2 |
| • | Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life. 2 |
| • | Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. 2 |
| • | Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you. 2 |
| • | The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team. 2 |
| • | Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that. 2 |
| • | Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. 2 |
| • | Listen if you want to be heard. 2 |
| • | Nothing will work unless you do. 2 |
| • | If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over? 2 |
| • | You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you. 2 |
| • | Be quick, but don't hurry. 2 |
| • | Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read. 2 |
