John Wooden: Yourself

John Wooden was American basketball coach. Explore interesting quotes on yourself.
John Wooden: 128   quotes 57   likes

“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.”

John Wooden
Friendship , Books , Art , Drink

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

John Wooden

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

“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)

“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)

Suffering

“Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.”

John Wooden
Friendship , Books , Drink , Help