John Wooden Quotes - Page 13

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• The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.

  John Wooden

  Men, Ucla, Risk

  Andrew Hill, John Wooden (2002). “Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime”, p.124, Simon and Schuster

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• Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations.

  John Wooden

  Leadership, Organization, Joy

  John Wooden (2011). “Wooden's Complete Guide to Leadership (EBOOK BUNDLE)”, p.22, McGraw-Hill Professional

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• Passion is momentary; love is enduring.

  John Wooden

  Love, Passion, Endure

  "John Wooden: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. February 2000.

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• How many of us have conflicts with someone else- and how many of us pray for that person? We have individuals with whom we are competitive, or whom we dislike or have a quarrel with; but very few of us have true enemies in the martial sense. And yet if Lincoln could pray fervently- and contemporary reports indicate he did- for the people who were opposing him, how much more can we do for someone we just find a little irritating?

  John Wooden

  People, Enemy, Littles

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• The best way to improve your team is to improve yourself.

  John Wooden

  Team, Way, Improving Yourself

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• Make today your master piece.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Pieces, Today

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• You never want to confuse activity with accomplishment.

  John Wooden

  Accomplishment, Want, Activity

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• There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.

  John Wooden

  Fun, Joy, Satisfaction

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

  John Wooden

  Heart, Failing, Knows

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• Never did I want to call the first time-out during a game. Never. I wanted UCLA to come out and run our opponents so hard that they would be forced to call the first time-out just to catch their breath. At that first time-out the opponents would know, and we would know that they knew, who was in better condition. This has a psychological impact.

  John Wooden

  Running, Wrestling, Impact

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• Rest when you need to, but never quit.

  John Wooden

  Never Quit, Needs, Quitting

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• Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do.

  John Wooden

  Mistake, Struggle, Fighting

  John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.126, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Cervantes said the journey's better than the end. Practices, to me, were the journey.

  John Wooden

  Journey, Practice, Ends

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• What you do in practice is going to determine your level of success. I used to tell my players, 'You have to give 100 percent every day. Whatever you don't give, you can't make up for tomorrow. If you give only 75 percent today, you can't give 125 percent tomorrow to make up for it.'

  John Wooden

  Motivational, Player, Practice

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• It's always about focusing not on the mistakes but on the lessons learned from them.

  John Wooden

  Mistake, Lesson Learned, Lessons

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• A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail.

  John Wooden

  Details, Fundamentals, Littles

  John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.63, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Lead, don't drive. And give credit. Don't blame. If an officer on your team suggested something and it worked well, give them credit. If it doesn't work well, you take the blame because you made the decision.

  John Wooden

  Team, Giving, Decision

  Source: www.expressionsofexcellence.com

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• When people ask me now if I miss coaching UCLA basketball games, the national championships, the attention, the trophies, and everything that goes with them, I tell them this: I miss the practices.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Ucla, Practice

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• I'm glad I was a teacher.

  John Wooden

  Teacher, Glad

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• We can become great in the eyes of others, but we'll never become successful when we compromise our character and show disloyalty toward friends or teammates. The reverse is also true: No individual or team will become great without loyalty.

  John Wooden

  Loyalty, Team, Character

  John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.29, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The star of the team IS the team. 'We' supercedes 'me'.

  John Wooden

  Stars, Team

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• Not everyone is equipped to be a leader, but in a sense, everyone is a leader to someone, even though you're not equipped. I think parents are a leader to youngsters, teacher are leaders, coaches are leaders, businessmen are leaders.

  John Wooden

  Teacher, Thinking, Leader

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.

  John Wooden

  Mean, Winning, Doe

  John Wooden, Steve Jamison (2007). “The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership”, p.16, McGraw Hill Professional

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• The person who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success. I expected my players to make mistakes, as long as they were mistakes of commission. A mistake of commission happens when you are doing what should be done but don't get the results you want.

  John Wooden

  Mistake, Player, Long

  John Wooden, Jay Carty (2009). “Coach Wooden One-On-One”, p.155, Revell

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• Never be thrown off stride in how you behave or what you believe in because of outside events.

  John Wooden

  Believe, Events, Stride

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