John Wooden Quotes

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.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.

I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.

I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.

All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

The ability to see the good in others and the bad in ourselves is perfect vision.

Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.

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

You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Be prepared and be honest.

I don’t believe in praying to win.

The purpose is to help, to prevent, to correct, to improve, rather than to punish. Criticism is not meant to punish, but rather to correct something that is preventing better results. The only goal is improvement.

Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.

Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.

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.

How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.