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John Wooden
16 quotes
“Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The main ingredient of stardom, is the rest of the team.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Young people need models, not critics.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Failure is not fatal but failure to change might be.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction and knowing you’ve made the effort, do the best of what you’re capable.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You should never try to be better than someone else, you should always be learning from others. But you should never cease trying to be the best you could be because that’s under your control and the other isn’t.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Make each day your masterpiece.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The outstanding coach is a teacher that gets all his squad to accept the role that he considers to be the most important for the welfare of all.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don’t try to play theirs.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The four laws of learning are: the first is demonstration of what you want. The second is the criticism of the demonstration. The third is the imitation of the correct model, and the fourth is repetition, over and over until it becomes habit where is you don’t think about it.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t beat yourself. That’s the worst kind of defeat you’ll ever suffer.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I do not have the right, Bill, but I do have the right to say who is going to play on my team and we’re going to miss you.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself for the group, for the good of the group — that’s teamwork.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source