778 Quotes by John Wooden

I constantly caution our teams: ‘Play your game, just play your game. Eventually, if you play your game, stick to your style, class will tell in the end.’ This does not mean that we will always outscore our opponent, but it does insure that we will not beat ourselves.

When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.

My assistants and I often would spend more time planning a practice than the actual practice itself.

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

It takes 10 hands to score a basket.

My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I’m still around.

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.’

I don’t believe in praying to win.

I’m not afraid to die.