778 Quotes by John Wooden

Discipline of others isn't punishment. You discipline to help, to improve, to correct, to prevent, not to punish, humiliate, or retaliate.

I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.

I'm not afraid to die.

The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.

Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your power.

The time to prepare isn't after you have been given the opportunity. It's long before that opportunity arises. Once the opportunity arrives, it's too late to prepare.

Ten strong horses could not pull an empty baby carriage if they worked independently of each other.

Stubborness we deprecate, Firmness we condone, The former is our neighbors trait, The latter is our own.

Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit trouble to press on you.