John Wooden Quotes About Failing

Quotes about: Failing

• Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Running, Motivational Sports

  John Wooden, Swen Nater (2006). “John Wooden's UCLA Offense”, p.93, Human Kinetics

• Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is the greatest failure of all.

  John Wooden

  Effort, Imperfect, Fear Of Failure

  Andrew Hill, John Wooden (2002). “Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime”, p.77, Simon and Schuster

• If we fail to adapt, we fail to move forward.

  John Wooden

  Change, Moving, Failing

  John Wooden, Jay Carty (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.104, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Having the courage to make decisions and take action. Never be afraid to fail. You have nothing to fear if you have prepared to the best of your ability.

  John Wooden

  Decision, Action, Failing

• You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. That is all I could do. Are you going to make mistakes? Of course. But it is not failure if you make the full effort.

  John Wooden

  Mistake, Heart, Effort

• It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Thinking, Nba

  John Wooden (2011). “Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)”, p.15, McGraw-Hill Professional

• Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

  John Wooden

  Character, Thinking, Should Have

• Don't be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is failure to act when action is needed. Use the information that you've acquired in the past through the experiences you've had and act with self-control - but act.

  John Wooden

  Past, Self, Information

• Confidence - Poise and confidence are not possible unless you have prepared correctly. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Poise and confidence are a natural result of proper preparation.

  John Wooden

  Preparation, Failing, Natural

• You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable.

  John Wooden

  Heart, Failing, Knows

• If pursuing material things becomes your only goal, you will fail in so many ways. Besides, in time all material things go away.

  John Wooden

  Goal, Going Away, Failing

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