778 Quotes by John Wooden

If a player’s not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He’ll come around.

Make your “yes” mean yes, and your “no” mean no.

I think anyone’s success depends on working hard, Industriousness and Enthusiasm, enjoying what you are doing. You can’t work your best if you’re not enjoying what you are doing. No way you can force yourself to.

An effective leader develops the ability to correctly identify the pertinent detail or details – incidentals in a market, industry or sport that might create an incremental advantage.

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It’s one of a parent’s greatest responsibilities and opportunities.

Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals.

A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

We are all equal in that we can all strive to become the best we are capable of becoming. We can always improve but we shouldn’t compare ourselves to others. We get in trouble when we start trying to measure up to someone else.

How you run the race – your planning, preparation, practice, and performance – counts for everything. Winning or losing is a by-product, and aftereffect, of that effort.