John Wooden Quotes
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John Wooden Quotes (72)
"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."
— john-wooden"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."
— john-wooden"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"
— john-wooden"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."
— john-wooden"Passion is momentary; love is enduring."
— john-wooden"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
— john-wooden"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen."
— john-wooden"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
— john-wooden"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."
— john-wooden"It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it."
— john-wooden"Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life."
— john-wooden"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."
— john-wooden"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."
— john-wooden"Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you."
— john-wooden"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
— john-wooden"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."
— john-wooden"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."
— john-wooden"Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone."
— john-wooden"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
— john-wooden"Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then."
— john-wooden"Never mistake activity for achievement."
— john-wooden"There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer."
— john-wooden"It isn't what you do, but how you do it."
— john-wooden"The most important thing in the world is family and love."
— john-wooden"Discipline yourself, and others won't need to."
— john-wooden"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
— john-wooden"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."
— john-wooden"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."
— john-wooden"We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else."
— john-wooden"I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent."
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