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John Wooden Quotes - Page 4

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

Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.

Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.

Self, Evaluation, Inevitable

When it's over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best you were capable of? If yes, you will probably be ok with the outcome

Mirrors, Looks, Outcomes

Hustle makes up for many a mistake.

Sports, Mistake, Hustle

How you run the race - your planning, preparation, practice, and performance - counts for everything. Winning or losing is a by-product, and aftereffect, of that effort.

Running, Winning, Race

John Wooden (2011). “Wooden's Complete Guide to Leadership (EBOOK BUNDLE)”, p.8, McGraw-Hill Professional

Real wealth comes to the person who learns that we are paid best for the things we do for nothing.

Real, Wealth, Persons

We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.

Adversity

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

Life, Volleyball, Compassion

John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.163, B&H Publishing Group

Leaders must have patience for those under your supervision. Don't expect too much too soon. Maybe it was easy for you, but that doesn't mean it's going to be easy for somebody else. Be sure you have patience.

Mean, Leader, Too Much

Source: www.expressionsofexcellence.com

You can always look back and see where you might have done something differently, changed this or that. If you can learn something, fine, but never second-guess yourself. It's wasted effort.... Does worrying about it, complaining about it, change it? Nope, it just wastes your time. And if you complain about it to other people, you're also wasting their time. Nothing is gained by wasting all of that time.

Motivational, Worry, People

The best competition I have is against myself to become better

Basketball, Nba, Competition

John Wooden, Jay Carty (2009). “Coach Wooden One-On-One”, p.65, Revell

There is nothing stronger than gentleness.

Stronger, Gentleness

Working with others makes us much more than we could ever become alone

Working With Others, Me Alone

John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.22, ReadHowYouWant.com

First be the best and then be first

Firsts, Being The Best

To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.

Character, Winning, Talent

Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. Focus all your effort on what is in your power to control.

Focus, Effort, Mountain

Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

Basketball, Motivational Sports, Character

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

When you are through learning you are through.

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

Make each day a masterpiece. Don't think your best days are out there somewhere. Why not today? Why can't today be a great day? It can if you believe it will.

Believe, Thinking, Great Day

Never be disagreeable just because you disagree.

Disagree, Disagreeable

Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.

Attitude, Able, Given

John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.103, ReadHowYouWant.com

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

Basketball, Ucla, Discipline

John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.52, B&H Publishing Group

There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.

Hard Work, Preparation, Planning

John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.

Mistake, Doe

Parenting is the most important profession in the world.

Important, World, Profession

Fellowship of Christian Athletes, John Wooden (2010). “The Greatest Coach Ever: Timeless Wisdom and Insights of John Wooden”, p.78, Regal

It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying

Basketball, Thinking, Nba

John Wooden (2011). “Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)”, p.15, McGraw-Hill Professional

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