John Wooden Quotes

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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

  Inspirational, Success, Basketball

  John Wooden, Jack Tobin, Bill Walton (2004). “They Call Me Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it

  John Wooden

  Mistake, Four, Forget

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• You can always look back and see where you might have done something differently, changed this or that. If you can learn something, fine, but never second-guess yourself. It's wasted effort.... Does worrying about it, complaining about it, change it? Nope, it just wastes your time. And if you complain about it to other people, you're also wasting their time. Nothing is gained by wasting all of that time.

  John Wooden

  Motivational, Worry, People

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• Champions are brilliant at the basics.

  John Wooden

  Champion, Brilliant, Basics

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• Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

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• Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better

  John Wooden

  Champion, Get Better, Complaining

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• Make each day your masterpiece. Life is now. Life is not later on.

  John Wooden

  Each Day, Life Is, Masterpiece

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• When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur. When you improve conditioning a little each day, eventually you have a big improvement in conditioning. Not tomorrow, not the next day, but eventually a big gain is made. Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That's the only way it happens - and when it happens, it lasts.

  John Wooden

  Change, Next Day, One Day At A Time

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• If you do enough small things right, big things can happen

  John Wooden

  Enough, Bigs, Happens

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

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.

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• 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.

  John Wooden

  Want, I Am Thankful, Used

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• A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.

  John Wooden

  Strong, Giving, Leader

  John Wooden (2005). “Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organizaion”, p.29, McGraw Hill Professional

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• The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.

  John Wooden

  Eight, Law, Imitation

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  Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Wise, Wisdom

  John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.153, B&H Publishing Group

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• The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Nba, Concerned

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

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Beautiful, God

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• Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.

  John Wooden

  Sports, Dream, Perseverance

  John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.141, B&H Publishing Group

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  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

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.148, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

  John Wooden

  Life, Volleyball, Compassion

  John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.163, B&H Publishing Group

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• We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.

  John Wooden

  Adversity

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

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Motivational, Integrity

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

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Motivational Sports, Courage

  John Wooden, Jack Tobin, Bill Walton (2004). “They Call Me Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Young people need models, not critics.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Youth Of Today, Nba

  John Wooden, Jack Tobin, Bill Walton (2004). “They Call Me Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.

  John Wooden

  Self, Evaluation, Inevitable

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• You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.

  John Wooden

  Wrestling, Way, Findings

  John Wooden (2011). “Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)”, p.19, McGraw-Hill Professional

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