John Wooden Quotes About Criticism

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  • A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

    John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.88, B&H Publishing Group
  • The purpose is to help, to prevent, to correct, to improve, rather than to punish. Criticism is not meant to punish, but rather to correct something that is preventing better results. The only goal is improvement.

  • As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.

  • 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.

    Interview on "Charlie Rose Show", archive.org. June 14, 2000.
  • One of my constant reminders was, "End practice on a happy note." I wanted the boys to want to come out to practice, and I wanted them to get a certain amount of pleasure out of basketball. It's a game. It should be fun. So I always tried to counterbalance any criticism in practice with a bit of praise. I wanted my players to feel that the worst punishment I could give them was to deny them the privilege of practicing. If they did not want to practice, I did not want them there.

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    "They Call Me Coach".
  • You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

    "The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.
  • It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.

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John Wooden

  • Born: October 14, 1910
  • Died: June 4, 2010
  • Occupation: Basketball player