778 Quotes by John Wooden

Be quick, but don't hurry.

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

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

A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.

The smallest good dead is better than the best intention

Sposobnost može da te dovede na vrh al da bi opstao na vrhu, potreban ti je karakter.

If any one premise typifies my teams in all the years I've coached, it is this concept. Often as a player, I'd tell myself, "I may play someone better than I am, but I'll never run against one who is going to be in better condition" And I never played against a man in my life I felt was in better shape, and Lambert often cited me as an example of top conditioning.

Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.

Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece.