Quotes by John Wooden

“Its not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.”

“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. Its courage that counts.”

“The difference between the ground and the heights you achieve.”

“It is easier to stay out than get out.”

“The way to be nothing is to do nothing.”

“If youre not making mistakes, then youre not doing anything. Im positive that a doer makes mistakes.”

“You cant let praise or criticism get to you. Its a weakness to get caught up in either one.”

“Dont let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”

“Its the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”

“Dont measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with your ability.”

“I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.”

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.

Dont let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

If you dont have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?

Its what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.

Dont mistake activity with achievement.