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John Wooden Quotes - Page 6

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

Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.

Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.

Inspirational, Motivational, Book

Good things take time, as they should. We shouldn't expect good things to happen overnight. Actually, getting something too easily or too soon can cheapen the outcome.

Outcomes, Good Things, Should

John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.137, ReadHowYouWant.com

Fairness is giving all people the treatment they earn and deserve. It doesn't mean treating everyone alike.

Mean, People, Giving

The uphill climb is slow,but the downhill road is fast.

Uphill Climbs, Climbs

When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur.

Each Day, Littles, Bigs

It's not how big you are, it's how big you play.

Basketball, Play, Bigs

"How (and why) position-less lineups have taken over the NBA playoffs" by Ian McMahan, www.theguardian.com. May 1, 2018.

Bad times can make you bitter or better.

Bitter, Bad Times

Never allow anyone else to define your success.

John Wooden (2011). “Wooden's Complete Guide to Leadership (EBOOK BUNDLE)”, p.58, McGraw-Hill Professional

Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before.

Motivational, Yesterday, Waiting

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

Winning and losing aren't all they're cracked up to be, but the trip to the destination is.

Teaching, Learning, Winning

Don't whine, complain, or make excuses.

Positivity, Complaining, Excuse

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Basketball, Running, Motivational Sports

John Wooden, Swen Nater (2006). “John Wooden's UCLA Offense”, p.93, Human Kinetics

Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.

Basketball, Self, Coaching

Being true to ourselves doesn't make us people of integrity. Charles Manson was true to himself, and as a result, he rightly is spending the rest of his life in prison. Ultimately, being true to our Creator gives us the purest form of integrity.

Integrity, Giving, People

There is no substitute for hard work. If you're looking for the easy way, if you're looking for the trick, you might get by for a while, but you will not be developing the talents that lie within you. There is simply no substitute for work.

Lying, Hard Work, Might

The team is the star, never an individual player.

Basketball, Stars, Team

Confidence - Poise and confidence are not possible unless you have prepared correctly. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Poise and confidence are a natural result of proper preparation.

Preparation, Failing, Natural

Flexibility is the key to stability.

Keys, Stability, Flexibility

You haven't taught until they've learned.

Coaching, Taught, Havens

Don't think that you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren't you doing it now?

Thinking, Tomorrow, Hard

John Wooden (1997). “Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court”, p.12, McGraw Hill Professional

Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit trouble to press on you.

Basketball, Strong, Optimistic

You can always do more than you think you can.

Thinking, Born To Run

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

Inspirational, Do The Best, Can Do

Show me what you can do; don't tell me what you can do.

Show Me, Shows, Can Do

Great leaders are always out front with a banner, instead of behind with a whip.

Leader, Banner, Behinds

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