John Wooden
John Wooden
John Robert Woodenwas an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood," as head coach at UCLA he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than two in a row. Within this period, his teams won a men's basketball-record 88 consecutive games. Wooden was named national coach of the year six times...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 October 1910
CountryUnited States of America
John Wooden quotes about
What you do in practice is going to determine your level of success. I used to tell my players, 'You have to give 100 percent every day. Whatever you don't give, you can't make up for tomorrow. If you give only 75 percent today, you can't give 125 percent tomorrow to make up for it.'
Stubborness we deprecate, Firmness we condone, The former is our neighbors trait, The latter is our own.
It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves, What matters most, yes most of all, is what the teachers are themselves.
You never want to confuse activity with accomplishment.
Strive to accomplish the very best you are capable of. Nothing less than your best effort will suffice.
Acquire peace of mind by making the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
There are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance.
I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
First, do not betray yourself. Second, do not betray those you lead.
What is right is more important than who is right.
Nobody is defeated until he starts blaming somebody else. My advice to you is don't fix the blame. Fix the problem.
The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom, did not create us all equal when it comes to size, strength, appearance, or various aptitudes. But success is not being better than someone else, success is the peace of mind that is a direct result of self-satisfacti on in knowing that you gave your best effort to become the best of which you are capable.
When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.