John Wooden Quotes

A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.

Things turn out best for those who make best of how things turn out.

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.

Remember That a Great Quarter in Basketball or Business Starts with a Great Minute.

During the toughest challenges in my life I’ve come to most appreciate all Coach Wooden means to me. The things he would say — “Don’t lie, don’t cheat, don’t steal, don’t whine, don’t complain, don’t make excuses; worry about the things you can control, and not the things you can’t” — were endless. Yet there is an appropriate one for every situation. The real

It is the little things that are vital. Little things make the big things happen.

You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. That is all I could do.

So often we fail to acknowledge what we have because we’re so concerned about what we want.

You must believe in what you're doing, that what you're doing is the proper thing, the right thing. And you must have faith that things will end up as they should, which doesn't mean as you want them to, but things will work out as they should.

Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece.

EXPLAIN TO EACH TEAM MEMBER PRECISELY HOW HIS OR HER CONTRIBUTIONS CONNECT TO THE WELFARE AND SUCCESS OF THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION

Discipline yourself and others won't need to.

When you blame others you are trying to excuse yourself. When you make excuses you can’t properly evaluate yourself. Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.

Be true to yourself. You know what’s right. Don’t let someone else decide for you.

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