Quotes by John Wooden
Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Never lie; never cheat; never steal. Don't whine; don't complain; don't make excuses.
I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
Make each day your masterpiece. Life is now. Life is not later on.
If you do enough small things right, big things can happen
How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
Stay the course. When thwarted try again; harder; smarter. Persevere relentlessly.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
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.
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it
The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at time. That's the only way it happens-and when it happens, it lasts.
A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group - that's teamwork.
A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score.
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control
What is right is more important than who is right.
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
Whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not, the habits you are developing now will be with you for the rest of your life.
The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.