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John Wooden Quotes - Page 11

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The true athlete should have character, not be a character

The true athlete should have character, not be a character

Basketball, Athlete, Character

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

There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.

Want, Too Much, Miserable

An effective leader develops the ability to correctly identify the pertinent detail or details - incidentals in a market, industry or sport that might create an incremental advantage.

Sports, Leader, Details

All that matters is the pressure you put on yourself. External pressures cause people to choke. While you can't control what happens to you, you can control how you react.

People, Matter, Pressure

I also wanted my basketball players to know that I really cared about them. Forget basketball; as a person, I cared, I cared about their family.

Basketball, Player, Forget

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Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others.

Ucla, Trying

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Mentors are available at all stages of your leadership life - early, middle and late. Seek them out and listen; absorb their knowledge and use it.

Mentor, Use, Middle

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Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.

Motivational, Preparation, Trying

If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing

Sports, Teacher, Coaches

A leader’s most powerful ally is his or her own example.

Leadership, Powerful, Allies

John Wooden, Jay Carty (2009). “Coach Wooden One-On-One”, p.60, Revell

While you, the leader, can teach many things, character is not taught easily to adults who arrive at your desk lacking it. Be cautious about taking on reclamation projects regardless of the talent they may possess. Have the courage to make character count among the qualities you seek in others.

Moving, Character, Leader

There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.

Joy, Receiving, Return

Those of us who have been blessed with worldly success have an even greater responsibility to make an impact with our time, talents, and resources.

Blessed, Responsibility, Impact

There are little details in everything you do, and if you get away from any one of the little details, you're not teaching the thing as a whole. For it is little things which, together, make the whole. This, I think, is extremely important.

Teaching, Thinking, Important

I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.

Motivational, Sports, Believe

It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you.

Compare

Time lost is time lost. It’s gone forever. Some people tell themselves that they will work twice as hard tomorrow to make up for what they did not do today. People should always do their best. If they work twice as hard tomorrow, then they should have also worked twice as hard today. That would have been their best.

Motivational, Should Have, People

You must have respect, which is a part of love, for those under your supervision. Then they will do what you ask and more.

Basketball, Nba, Coaching

Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.

Basketball, Player, Becoming

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

Earn the right to be proud and confident.

Proud, Be Proud

Fellowship of Christian Athletes, John Wooden (2010). “The Greatest Coach Ever: Timeless Wisdom and Insights of John Wooden”, p.153, Regal

Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.

Team, Player, Challenges

I believe correcting is the positive approach. I believe in the positive approach. Always have.

Believe, Approach, Correcting

In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener. The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently willing to listen and learn.

Empathy, Leader, Understanding

As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.

Art, Long, Trying

Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.

Basketball, Teamwork, Nba

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