Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old John Wooden quotes, John Wooden sayings, and John Wooden proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.John Wooden
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Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.John Wooden
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.John Wooden
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Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do. John Wooden
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Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.John Wooden
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We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.John Wooden
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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.John Wooden
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Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear--good coaches do not.John Wooden
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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
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Losing is only temporary and not all encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.John Wooden
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Young people need models, not critics.John Wooden
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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.John Wooden
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Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation.Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.John Wooden
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What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.John Wooden
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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.John Wooden
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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.John Wooden
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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.John Wooden
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In the end, it's about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players during practice was what coaching was all about to me.John Wooden
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Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.John Wooden
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Make each day your masterpiece.John Wooden
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Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.John Wooden
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can doJohn Wooden
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Make each day your masterpiece.John Wooden
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.John Wooden
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Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.John Wooden
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Life doesn't reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.John Wooden
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Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.John Wooden
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Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.John Wooden
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I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.John Wooden
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Don't mistake activity with achievement.John Wooden