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John Wooden Quotes - Page 18

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

With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.

With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.

Judging, Needs

A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.

Jobs, Perspective, Mentor

Details create success.

Details

I always stress condition with my basketball players. I don’t mean physical condition only. You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless you are morally and mentally conditioned.

Basketball, Stress, Mean

One of the greatest motivating factors is the pat on the back, although with some individuals, you have to make the pat a little lower or a little harder.

Littles, Individual, Harder

Winning breeds winning.

Winning

"One-on-one with John Wooden". Interview With David Teel, www.dailypress.com. June 6, 2010.

People ask me if I'd permit fancy things, like dunks. Well, if they did dunk, it was with no fancy flair. No behind-the-back dribbles or passes unless necessary. If it was for show, you were on the bench.

Fancy Things, People, Benches

We should never let ambition cause us to sacrifice our integrity or diminish our efforts in other areas. However, we need to remember that we never reach a serious goal unless we have the intention of doing so.

Integrity, Ambition, Sacrifice

John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.94, ReadHowYouWant.com

Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort.

Effort, Fear Of Failure, Permit

Never let your emotions overrule your head.

Emotion

"John Wooden: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. June 4, 2010.

Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer.

Suffering, Kind, Defeat

Interview on "Charlie Rose Show", archive.org. June 14, 2000.

I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights.

War, Rights, People

Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are

Inspirational, Character, Reputation

Joy makes the longest journey too short.

Journey, Joy, Too Short

John Wooden (2005). “Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organizaion”, p.22, McGraw Hill Professional

When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.

Team, Individual, You Choose

The problem with new is you don't have time for the old ones.

Problem

It isn't about what you do, but how you do it

Ucla, Inspirational Basketball, Motivational Basketball

When you give total effort - everything you have - the score can never make you a loser. And when you do less, it can't somehow magically turn you into a winner.

Giving, Effort, Loser

John Wooden (2005). “Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organizaion”, p.9, McGraw Hill Professional

I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.

Games, Benches, Seats

"When a Legendary Coach Becomes a Friend". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. March 29, 2007.

Effective leaders are, first and foremost, good teachers. We're in the education business.

Teacher, Leader, Firsts

Source: www.expressionsofexcellence.com

I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.

Thinking, Light, Wizards

No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.

Honestly

We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.

Basketball, Country, Team

Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.

Thinking, Decision, Ability

John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.45, ReadHowYouWant.com

A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.

Hurt, Team, Player

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