John Wooden Quotes
John Wooden was one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history. He was a keen student of the game and a master motivator. He is the only person named to the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
(1910 - 2010)
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A coach is like the teacher who once was asked why she taught; they asked me why I teach and I replied, where could I find such splendid company...
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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
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A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player.
[Teaching]
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Ability is a poor man's wealth.
[Ability]
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
[Character]
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Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
[Adversity]
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Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best.
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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.
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Be prepared and be honest.
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Be quick but don't hurry.
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Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It's one of a parent's greatest responsibilities and opportunities.
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Cervantes said, 'The journey is better than the end.' And I like that. I think that is - it's getting there. Sometimes when you get there, there's almost a letdown, but it's the getting there that's fun.
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Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.
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Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with your ability.
[Accomplished]
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Don't whine, don't complain, and don't make excuses - you get out there and whatever you're doing do it to the best of your ability. No one can do more than that.
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Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
[Change]
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Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
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Flexibility is the key to stability.
[Love]
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