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
If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.
Promise to think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best from yourself and others.
Each of us must make the effort to contribute to the best of our ability according to our individual talents. And then we put all the individual talents together for the highest good of the group. Understanding that the good of the group comes first is fundamental to being a highly productive member of a team.
Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.
Good things take time, as they should. We shouldn't expect good things to happen overnight. Actually, getting something too easily or too soon can cheapen the outcome.
Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.
Reverse the ball one time for a good shot, two times for a great shot, three times for a layup.
Being true to ourselves doesn't make us people of integrity. Charles Manson was true to himself, and as a result, he rightly is spending the rest of his life in prison. Ultimately, being true to our Creator gives us the purest form of integrity.
In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener. The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently willing to listen and learn.
Make a decision! Failure to act is often the biggest failure of all.
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it
My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around.
Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.