Top Quotes of John Wooden
“Don’t whine, complain, or make excuses.” – John Wooden
“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” – John Wooden
“Many leaders don’t listen, and it is one of the greatest methods we have of learning. You need to listen to those under your supervision and to those who are above you.” – John Wooden
“Never lie; never cheat; never steal. Don’t whine; don’t complain; don’t make excuses.” – John Wooden
“Parenting is the most important profession in the world.” – John Wooden
“The important things to me are your faith, your family and your friends. If you have that, you have everything.” – John Wooden
“Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.” – John Wooden
“Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.” – John Wooden
“Young people need models, not critics” – John Wooden
Top Quotes of John Wooden
Quotes about Love by John Wooden
John Wooden Quotes about Leadership and Teamwork
Quotes on Character and Success by John Wooden
John Wooden’s Latest Quotes
Quotes about Character by John Wooden
Quotes about Love by John Wooden
Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
John Wooden
The most important thing in the world is family and love.
John Wooden
We can give without loving, but we can’t love without giving. In fact, love is nothing unless we give it to someone.
John Wooden
John Wooden Quotes about Leadership and Teamwork
A leader’s most powerful ally is his or her own example.
John Wooden
It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.
John Wooden
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
John Wooden
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
John Wooden
Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations.
John Wooden
A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.
John Wooden
A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group – that’s teamwork.
John Wooden
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
John Wooden
Kindness makes for much better teamwork.
John Wooden
Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.
John Wooden
Place the team above yourself always.
John Wooden
Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.
John Wooden
Quotes on Character and Success by John Wooden
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John Wooden
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
John Wooden
Character is more important than any other leadership trait.
John Wooden
How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
John Wooden
It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
John Wooden
The true athlete should have character, not be a character
The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
John Wooden
Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.
John Wooden
Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are, and your reputetion is who people think you re.
John Wooden
Your reputation is what you’re perceived to be, Your character is what you really are
John Wooden
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
John Wooden
Don’t mistake activity with achievement.
John Wooden
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
John Wooden
Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear – good coaches do not.
John Wooden
It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.
John Wooden
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
John Wooden
John Wooden’s Latest Quotes
A good banker isn’t careless with pennies; a good leader isn’t sloppy about details.
John Wooden
A leader must listen to those under their supervision.
John Wooden
Effective leaders are, first and foremost, good teachers. We’re in the education business.
John Wooden
Failure is not the crime. Low aim is.
John Wooden
Hardship brings people closer together if you share it.
John Wooden
I also wanted my basketball players to know that I really cared about them. Forget basketball; as a person, I cared, I cared about their family.
John Wooden
Mentors are available at all stages of your leadership life – early, middle and late. Seek them out and listen; absorb their knowledge and use it.
John Wooden
Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others.
John Wooden
Quotes about Character by John Wooden
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John Wooden
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
John Wooden
Character is more important than any other leadership trait.
John Wooden
How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
John Wooden
It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
John Wooden
The true athlete should have character, not be a character
The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
John Wooden
Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.
John Wooden
Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are, and your reputetion is who people think you re.
John Wooden
Your reputation is what you’re perceived to be, Your character is what you really are
John Wooden