778 Quotes by John Wooden

If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

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?

Don’t be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is not to act when action is needed.

I never dreamed about winning a national championship. What I was dreaming about was trying to produce the best basketball team we could be. My thoughts were directed toward preparation, our journey, not the results of the effort. That would simply have shifted my attention to the wrong area, hoping for something out of my control.

When opportunity comes, it’s too late to prepare.

Measure yourself by...what you have accomplished with your ability

Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

Little things make the big things happen