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
Class is an intangible quality which commands, rather than demands, the respect of others.
1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity.
Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit trouble to press on you.
Condition comes from hard work during practice and proper mental and moral conduct between practices.
Enthusiasm brushes off upon those with whom you come in contact.
Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door.
The goal in life is the same as in basketball: make the effort to do the best you are capable of doing--in marriage, at your job, in the community, for your country. Make the effort to contribute in whatever way you can. You may do it materially or with time, ideas, or work. Making the effort to contribute is what counts. The effort is what counts in everything.
Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.
We’re all imperfect and we all have needs. The weak usually do not ask for help, so they stay weak. If we recognize that we are imperfect, we will ask for help and we will pray for the guidance necessary to bring positive results to whatever we are doing.
You'd like to see your team reasonably happy, but that's not your job. Gain their respect and get them to accept their roles
Respect a man, and he will do all the more.
Good values are like a magnet – they attract good people.
Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.
Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before.