John Wooden Quotes (64 quotes) | Quotes of famous people

The third is the imitation of the correct model, and the fourth is repetition, over and over until it becomes habit where is you don’t think about it. <br class="br"> Interview on Charlie Rose https://archive.org/details/WHUT_20100614_130000_Charlie_Rose (2000)

John Wooden Motivational Quotes

“Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

John Wooden

Variant: Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

“Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.”

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Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Don't let things you can't do stop you from doing things you can.”

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“Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.”

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Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time”

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“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”

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John Wooden Quotes

“Be true to yourself.
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books.
Make friendship a fine art.
Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”

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“Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.”

John Wooden

Variant: 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.

“The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”

John Wooden

Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“There is nothing stronger than gentleness.”

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Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating… too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.”

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Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”

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“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”

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“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”

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“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.”

John Wooden

Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember a story.”

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Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.”

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Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.”

John Wooden

Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”

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They Call Me Coach (1972)
Variant: You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you

“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

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Wooden only repeated a common aphorism (e.g. Interview on Charlie Rose, reported by Bill Walton), which was already in circulation as early as the 1920s, when he was a youth. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=bks%3A1%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3AJan+1_2+1900%2Ccd_max%3ADec+31_2+1930&q=%22fail+to+prepare%22+%22prepare+to+fail%22 <br class="br">Misattributed

“‎"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.”

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“You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes”

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Source: Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organizaion

“Failure is not fatal but failure to change might be.”

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Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court (1997)

“Don't mistake activity with achievement.”

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“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?”

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“It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.”

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“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

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“Discipline yourself and others won't need to.”

John Wooden

Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Happiness begins where selfishness ends.”

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Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Listen if you want to be heard”

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“Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.”

John Wooden

Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.”

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“Be quick, but don't hurry.”

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“Remember this your lifetime through:
Tomorrow there will be more to do.
And failure waits for all who stay
With some success made yesterday.
Tomorrow you must try once more,
And even harder than before.”

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“Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.”

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Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Make every day your masterpiece.”

John Wooden

Interview on Charlie Rose https://archive.org/details/WHUT_20100614_130000_Charlie_Rose (2000) <br class="br">Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress.”

John Wooden

Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Your reputation is what you're perceived to be,
Your character is what you really are”

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“It isn't about what you do, but how you do it”

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“The main ingredient of stardom, is the rest of the team.”

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They Call Me Coach (1972)

“Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.”

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Variant: Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.

“Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.”

John Wooden

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court (1997)

“A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself for the group, for the good of the group — that’s teamwork.”

John Wooden

Interview on Charlie Rose https://archive.org/details/WHUT_20100614_130000_Charlie_Rose (2000), IBM Linux Commercial: The Prodigy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ozaFbqg00#t=15.3s (2003)

“Young people need models, not critics.”

John Wooden

They Call Me Coach (1972)

“I do not have the right, Bill, but I do have the right to say who is going to play on my team and we’re going to miss you.
reported by Bill Walton, about his right to wear his hair long”

John Wooden

Interview on Charlie Rose https://archive.org/details/WHUT_20100614_130000_Charlie_Rose (2000)

“Don’t beat yourself. That’s the worst kind of defeat you’ll ever suffer.
reported by Bill Walton”

John Wooden

Interview on Charlie Rose https://archive.org/details/WHUT_20100614_130000_Charlie_Rose (2000)

“You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don’t try to play theirs.
reported by Bill Walton”

John Wooden

Interview on Charlie Rose https://archive.org/details/WHUT_20100614_130000_Charlie_Rose (2000)