John Wooden Quotes

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

Ability is a poor man's wealth

You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you

Why do we dread adversity when we know that facing it is the only way to become stronger, smarter, better?

Failure is not Fatal, but Failure to CHANGE can be.

Competitiveness must be focused exclusively on the process of what you are doing rather than the result of that effort (the so-called winning or losing).

Whether in basketball or business, you must be able to perform all aspects of your job, not just part of it. You must be able to “get open” and “shoot.” One without the other makes you a partial performer, someone who can be replaced because your skills are incomplete.

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

there are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance.

don’t worry about whether you’re better than somebody else, but never cease trying to be the best you can become. You have control over that; the other you don’t.

Now parents will say, “We’re just trying to make ends meet,” and they’re telling the truth. But if you think too much about the pursuit of material things, you’re going to hurt those youngsters you’re working so hard to buy material things for.

Reputation is what others perceive you as being, and their opinion may be right or wrong. Character, however, is what you really are, and nobody knows that but you.

Your faith, whatever it may be, is the greatest shelter of all.

You often find what you’re looking for.