John Wooden Quotes About Great Motivational Sports

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  • Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

    "The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.
  • Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

    John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.102, B&H Publishing Group
  • It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

    John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.160, B&H Publishing Group
  • Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

    John Wooden, Jack Tobin, Bill Walton (2004). “They Call Me Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional
  • Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

  • Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

    "This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.
  • Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

    "The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.
  • Never mistake activity for achievement.

    John Wooden (1997). “Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court”, p.8, McGraw Hill Professional
  • Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

    Andrew Hill, John Wooden (2002). “Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime”, p.114, Simon and Schuster
  • It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.

    "The Graduation Speech I Never Got to Give" by Laura Myers, ndsmcobserver.com. May 20, 2011.
  • What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

    John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.29, B&H Publishing Group
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John Wooden

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