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“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
― John Wooden
“Don't mistake activity with achievement.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“The people who turn out best are those people who make the best out of the way things turn out.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Listen if you want to be heard”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Discipline yourself and others won't need to.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Happiness begins where selfishness ends.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Be quick, but don't hurry.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember a story.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“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.”
― John Wooden
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.”
― John Wooden
“Be true to yourself.
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books.
Make friendship a fine art.
Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”
― John Wooden
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books.
Make friendship a fine art.
Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”
― John Wooden
“Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Make every day your masterpiece. ”
― John Wooden
― 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
― John Wooden
“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“There is nothing stronger than gentleness.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Your reputation is what you're perceived to be,
Your character is what you really are”
― John Wooden
Your character is what you really are”
― John Wooden
“"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. ”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Talent is God-given. Be humble.
Fame is man-given. Be grateful.
Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
”
― John Wooden
Fame is man-given. Be grateful.
Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
”
― John Wooden
“How many of us have conflicts with someone else- and how many of us pray for that person? We have individuals with whom we are competitive, or whom we dislike or have a quarrel with; but very few of us have true enemies in the martial sense. And yet if Lincoln could pray fervently- and contemporary reports indicate he did- for the people who were opposing him, how much more can we do for someone we just find a little irritating?”
― John Wooden, A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring
― John Wooden, A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring
“Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“It isn't about what you do, but how you do it”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
“We are many, but are we much?”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Make each day your masterpiece.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“The key ingredient to stardom is the team.”
― John Wooden
― John Wooden
