John Wooden Quotes

John Wooden Quotes

“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

“Don't mistake activity with achievement.”

― John Wooden

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”

― John Wooden

“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?”

― John Wooden

“The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”

― John Wooden

“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”

― John Wooden

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”

― John Wooden

“Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.”

― John Wooden

“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”

― 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

“You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.”

― 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

“It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.”

― John Wooden

“Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.”

― John Wooden

“Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ”

― John Wooden

“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

― John Wooden

“Discipline yourself and others won't need to.”

― John Wooden

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

― John Wooden

“Happiness begins where selfishness ends.”

― John Wooden

“Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time”

― John Wooden

“Listen if you want to be heard”

― 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

“Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.”

― John Wooden

“‎"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.”

― John Wooden

“It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”

― John Wooden

“Be quick, but don't hurry.”

― John Wooden

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

― John Wooden

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

― John Wooden

“Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.”

― John Wooden

“Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.”

― John Wooden

“It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

― John Wooden

“There is nothing stronger than gentleness.”

― John Wooden

“Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember a story.”

― John Wooden

“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

“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.”

― John Wooden

“Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.”

― John Wooden

“Make every day your masterpiece. ”

― 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

“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. ”

― John Wooden

“Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”

― John Wooden

“Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress.”

― John Wooden

“Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are”

― John Wooden

“If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.”

― John Wooden

“Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.”

― John Wooden

“You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes”

― 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

“It isn't about what you do, but how you do it”

― John Wooden

“The key ingredient to stardom is the team.”

― John Wooden

“Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.”

― John Wooden

“Things turn out best for those who make best of how things turn out.”

― John Wooden

“The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated. Repetition is the key to learning.”

― John Wooden

“You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you”

― John Wooden

“The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.”

― John Wooden

“Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.”

― John Wooden

“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"

― John Wooden

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”

― John Wooden

“Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.”

― John Wooden

“Make each day your masterpiece.”

― John Wooden

“If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.”

― John Wooden

“If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.”

― John Wooden