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John Wooden Quotes - Page 14

All Quotes Accomplishment Achievement Adversity Art Basketball Being The Best Blame Caring Challenges Change Character Choices Coaches Coaching Criticism Defeat Determination Discipline Effort Energy Enthusiasm Failing Feelings Fighting Fun Giving Graduation Gratitude Hard Work Heart Helping Others Inspiration Inspirational Integrity Journey Joy Kindness Leadership Life Listening Losing Love Loyalty Lying Making Mistakes Mentoring Motivation Motivational Opportunity Passion Past Perfection Perseverance Planning Positive Positivity Preparation Progress Purpose Repetition Reputation Responsibility Risk Role Models Running Sacrifice Selfishness Sports Sportsmanship Success Talent Teaching Team Teamwork Today Understanding Winning Wisdom Worry Wrestling

Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.

Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.

Balance, Busy, Forget

It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport should come from the performance itself, not the score. While he is playing, the worst thing a player can think about in terms of concentration - and therefore of success - is losing. The next worst is winning.

Sports, Frustration, Winning

Ten strong horses could not pull an empty baby carriage if they worked independently of each other.

Baby, Strong, Horse

For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.

Fun, Athlete, Goal

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

Goals achieved with little effort are seldom worthwhile or lasting.

Art, Goal, Effort

Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best.

Basketball, Winning, Player

Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.

Achievement, Effort, Important

John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.115, ReadHowYouWant.com

What a leader learns after you've learned it all counts most of all.

Leader

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

Character, Thinking, Should Have

All change may not be progress, but all progress is the result of change

Progress, May, Results

We are all equal in that we can all strive to become the best we are capable of becoming. We can always improve but we shouldn't compare ourselves to others. We get in trouble when we start trying to measure up to someone else.

Trying, Becoming, Trouble

John Wooden, Jay Carty (2009). “Coach Wooden One-On-One”, p.89, Revell

When we aren't alert, we miss opportunities to improve ourselves. We should always watch for circumstances or situations that can help or harm us and be eager to learn from these encounters.

Opportunity, Missing, Encounters

If pursuing material things becomes your only goal, you will fail in so many ways. Besides, in time all material things go away.

Goal, Going Away, Failing

I never met a person from whom I did not learn something.

Mets, Persons

John Wooden, Jay Carty (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.39, ReadHowYouWant.com

You will never outperform your inner circle.

Circles

You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.

Yesterday, Way, Tomorrow

Next to love, balance is the most important thing.

Balance, Important, Next

Be prepared and be honest.

Life, Truth, Honesty

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

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating

Powerful, Role Models, Roles

John Wooden (2011). “Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)”, p.5, McGraw-Hill Professional

Big things are accomplished when we master the little things.

Littles, Little Things, Bigs

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

Teaching, Teacher Appreciation, Thinking

What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

Life, Basketball, Motivational Sports

John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.29, B&H Publishing Group

Good players can take coaching; great players can take coaching and learn.

Basketball, Player, Coaching

You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.

Better Than You

Ability may get you to the top, nut it takes chracter to keep you there - mental, moral, and physical.

Basketball, Nuts, May

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