778 Quotes by John Wooden

Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time

I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late.

When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur.

You can always look back and see where you might have done something differently, changed this or that. If you can learn something, fine, but never second-guess yourself. It's wasted effort.... Does worrying about it, complaining about it, change it? Nope, it just wastes your time. And if you complain about it to other people, you're also wasting their time. Nothing is gained by wasting all of that time.

I also wanted my basketball players to know that I really cared about them. Forget basketball; as a person, I cared, I cared about their family.

A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that's teamwork.

Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.

Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.

The individual who is mistake-free is also probably sitting around doing nothing. And that is a very big mistake.