778 Quotes by John Wooden

Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort.

I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective.

The best players don't win championships. The best team players win championships.

The most important thing in the world is family and love.

Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before.

But he passed him a long time ago in losses, You shouldn't pit those two against each other. Both are very good coaches.

Rest when you need to, but never quit.

Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.

Goals should be difficult to achieve because those achieved with little effort are seldom appreciated, give little personal satisfaction, and are often not very worthwhile. There is a price to be paid for achieving anything of significance.