John Wooden Quotes About Sports
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I constantly caution our teams: 'Play your game, just play your game. Eventually, if you play your game, stick to your style, class will tell in the end.' This does not mean that we will always outscore our opponent, but it does insure that we will not beat ourselves.
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Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of them, not to do things just because I said so.
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The purpose of discipline is not to punish, but to correct.
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Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
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A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron Pierre De Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, made it the Olympic Games ideal adopted at the Antwerp Games in 1920. I never mentioned winning to my players. I mentioned constantly that all I wanted them to do was the best they could. If they're good enough, the score will be to their liking; if they're not, it won't be but that's nothing to hang their head about. Sometimes the other fellow is just better than you are.
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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.
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When everyone has good players, teaching will be a telling difference.
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Dictators lead through fear; good coaches do not.
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No matter how you total success in the coaching profession it all comes down to a single factor - talent. There may be a hundred great coaches of whom you have never heard in basketball, football, or any sport who will probably never receive the acclaim they deserve simply because they have not been blessed with the talent. Although not every coach can win consistently with talent, no coach can win without it.
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Always think of passing the ball before shooting it.
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Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not.
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Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
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Why can't we have patience and expect good things to take time?
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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Hustle makes up for many a mistake.
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It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport should come from the performance itself, not the score. While he is playing, the worst thing a player can think about in terms of concentration - and therefore of success - is losing. The next worst is winning.
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Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It's one of a parent's greatest responsibilities and opportunities.
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Others may have more ability than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers ... but no one should be your superior in respect to team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, cooperation, determination, industriousness, fight effort, and character.
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I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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Many ... have tremendous God-given gifts, but they don't focus on the development of those gifts. Who are these individuals? You've never heard of them- and you never will .
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Ability is a poor man's wealth.
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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
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Discipline of others isn't punishment. You discipline to help, to improve, to correct, to prevent, not to punish, humiliate, or retaliate.
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Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
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If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing
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I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.
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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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I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it wont be successful.
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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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