John Wooden Quotes

Coach Wooden didn’t treat everybody the same; he treated people the way they deserved to be treated.

Eight Suggestions for Succeeding 1. Fear no opponent. Respect every opponent. 2. Remember, it’s the perfection of the smallest details that make big things happen. 3. Keep in mind that hustle makes up for many a mistake. 4. Be more interested in character than reputation. 5. Be quick, but don’t hurry. 6. Understand that the harder you work, the more luck you will have. 7. Know that valid self-analysis is crucial for improvement. 8. Remember that there is no substitute for hard work and careful planning. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

Discipline yourself and others won't need to.

Don’t think you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren’t you doing it now?

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

Abraham Lincoln. He once said that the best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother.

Happiness is in many things. It’s in love. It’s in sharing. But most of all, it’s in being at peace with yourself knowing that you are making the effort, the full effort, to do what is right.

James Russell Lowell wrote: It’s not what we give but what we share, For the gift without the giver is bare. Who gives of himself of his alms feeds three, Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.

What it comes down to, I believe, is that mentoring often involves telling people what they need to hear, rather than what they want to hear. When you are able to be humbly honest with someone about a situation with which you have personal experience — even if you risk angering or hurting that person — you are offering the most valuable gift of all.

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

Even if we were big underdogs I always felt anything could happen. Often enough, I was right. That’s also why I never assumed we were going to win.

Its what you learn when you know it all that counts

If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.

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.