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John Wooden Quotes about Basketball - Page 3

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

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

Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.

Basketball, Teamwork, Nba

It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.

Basketball, Coaching, Teach

When people ask me now if I miss coaching UCLA basketball games, the national championships, the attention, the trophies, and everything that goes with them, I tell them this: I miss the practices.

Basketball, Ucla, Practice

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

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

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

Basketball, Nuts, May

I always tried to make clear that basketball is not the ultimate. It is of small importance in comparison to the total life we live. There is only one kind of life that truly wins, and that is the one that places faith in the hands of the Savior. Until that is done, we are on an aimless course that runs in circles and goes nowhere.

Basketball, Running, Passion

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

Loyalty is a cohesive force that forges individuals into a team.

Basketball, Loyalty, Team

My philosophy of defense is to keep the pressure on an opponent until you get to his emotions

Basketball, Philosophy, Nba

Winning games, titles and championships isn't all it's cracked up to be, but getting there, the journey, is a lot more than it's cracked up to be.

Basketball, Winning, Journey

Push yourself to keep improving or you'll stay as close to the bottom as you are to the top

Basketball, Nba, Push Yourself

Reverse the ball one time for a good shot, two times for a great shot, three times for a layup.

Basketball, Two, Three

I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.

Basketball, Player, Coaching

You'd like to see your team reasonably happy, but that's not your job. Gain their respect and get them to accept their roles

Basketball, Jobs, Team

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.

Inspirational, Basketball, Progress

"VIEWS OF SPORT; John Wooden: Basketball Is Fouling Out". New York Times interview, www.nytimes.com. August 20, 1989.

I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.

Basketball, Stress, Player

I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential

Basketball, Nba, Judging

John Wooden (2011). “Wooden's Complete Guide to Leadership (EBOOK BUNDLE)”, p.12, McGraw-Hill Professional

A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.

Basketball, Nba, Leader

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

Leadership, Basketball, Teamwork

John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.63, B&H Publishing Group

Make friendship a fine art.

Basketball, Art, Nba

John Wooden (2011). “Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)”, p.12, McGraw-Hill Professional

I discovered early on that the player who learned the fundamentals of basketball is going to have a much better chance of succeeding and rising through the levels of competition than the player who was content to do things his own way. A player should be interested in learning why things are done a certain way. The reasons behind the teaching often go a long way to helping develop the skill.

Basketball, Teaching, Player

John R. Wooden, Bill Sharman, Bob Seizer (1975). “The Wooden-Sharman method: a guide to winning basketball”, MacMillan Publishing Company

As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.

Basketball, Leader, Coaching

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