John Wooden citations

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

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

“There is nothing stronger than gentleness.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”

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

“Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction and knowing you’ve made the effort, do the best of what you’re capable.”

“Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.”

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

“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

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

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

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

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

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

“The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated. Repetition is the key to learning.”

“The four laws of learning are: the first is demonstration of what you want. The second is the criticism of the demonstration. 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.”

“Don't mistake activity with achievement.”

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

“You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.”

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