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John Wooden Quotes

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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.

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.

Inspirational, Success, Basketball

John Wooden, Jack Tobin, Bill Walton (2004). “They Call Me Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional

A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it

Mistake, Four, Forget

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better

Champion, Get Better, Complaining

When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur. When you improve conditioning a little each day, eventually you have a big improvement in conditioning. Not tomorrow, not the next day, but eventually a big gain is made. Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That's the only way it happens - and when it happens, it lasts.

Change, Next Day, One Day At A Time

If you do enough small things right, big things can happen

Enough, Bigs, Happens

Make each day your masterpiece. Life is now. Life is not later on.

Each Day, Life Is, Masterpiece

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.

I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.

Want, I Am Thankful, Used

A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.

Strong, Giving, Leader

John Wooden (2005). “Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organizaion”, p.29, McGraw Hill Professional

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

Inspirational, Motivational, Integrity

The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.

Eight, Law, Imitation

Champions are brilliant at the basics.

Champion, Brilliant, Basics

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

Basketball, Wise, Wisdom

John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.153, B&H Publishing Group

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Basketball, Beautiful, God

How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.

Character, Faults, Correcting

John Wooden (2011). “Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)”, p.30, McGraw-Hill Professional

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

Motivational, Inspiring, Graduation

John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.160, B&H Publishing Group

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.148, ReadHowYouWant.com

A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.

Basketball, Sports, Teamwork

If you spend too much time learning the 'tricks' of the trade, you may not learn the trade. There are no shortcuts. If you're working on finding a short cut, the easy way, you're not working hard enough on the fundamentals. You may get away with it for a spell, but there is no substitute for the basics. And the first basic is good, old fashioned hard work.

Hard Work, Cutting, Fundamentals

Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.

Hard Work, Way, Easy

Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.

Basketball, Choices, Coaching

The time to prepare isn't after you have been given the opportunity. It's long before that opportunity arises. Once the opportunity arrives, it's too late to prepare.

Opportunity, Long, Too Late

Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at time. That's the only way it happens-and when it happens, it lasts.

Inspirational, One Day, Looks

Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is the greatest failure of all.

Effort, Imperfect, Fear Of Failure

Andrew Hill, John Wooden (2002). “Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime”, p.77, Simon and Schuster

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