John Wooden Quotes

303 John Wooden Quotes

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Nothing can give you greater joy than doing something for another.
John Wooden

We cannot live a perfect day without doing something for another without thought of something in return.
John Wooden

You can do more good by being good than any other way.
John Wooden

Forget favors given; remember those received.
John Wooden

Balance is crucial in everything we do.
John Wooden

When it’s over, I want your heads up. And there’s only one way your heads can be up – that’s to give it your best out there, everything you have.
John Wooden

When you give your total effort – everything you have – the score can never make you a loser.
John Wooden

Don’t follow the pack. Rather, focus on the process instead of the prize.
John Wooden

Basketball is played between the ears as much as between the lines.
John Wooden

A basketball team that won’t risk mistakes will not outscore opponents. The same is true for any organization.
John Wooden



Do not be afraid of mistakes, even of failure.
John Wooden

In the end, the choice you make makes you.
John Wooden

Team spirit is one of the most tangible ‘intangibles’ I have ever encountered. It’s difficult to see; you feel it.
John Wooden

A true competitor loves the battle.
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Talent to spare, or spare on talent, a leader’s goal remains the same.
John Wooden

You must discipline yourself to do what is expected of you for the welfare of the team. The coach has many decisions to make, and you will not agree with all of them, but you must respect and accept them. Without supervision and leadership and a disciplined effort by all, much of our united strength will be dissipated pulling against ourselves. Let us not be victimized by a breakdown from within.
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Make friendship a fine art.
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[On being asked how it felt to be almost 100 years old] More aches and pains, that’s for sure. Art Linkletter said old age is no place for sissies.
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Life goes by in a flicker, and then you’re gone. We are all pilgrims passing through on your way to eternity.
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[On life] You only get this one blessed opportunity to make the effort to do your best. And then it’s over. No second chance.
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[Become] the best that you are capable of becoming. It is impossible to accomplish more than that.
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Learn today as though you were to live forever; live today as if you were to die tomorrow.
John Wooden

You cannot change yesterday, and a better tomorrow will be the result of what you do today. If you do your best angels can do no better. And this present moment – right now – is when you have that opportunity.
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