“We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.”
Change
“It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.”
LearningAll Quotes by John Wooden
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
Best“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”
Time“Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.”
Art“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
Best“I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.”
Dad“The most important thing in the world is family and love.”
Family“Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.”
Best“I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.”
Good“There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.”
Faith“I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.”
Time“Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.”
Great“I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.”
Beauty“I'm glad I was a teacher.”
Teacher“I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.”
Future“Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.”
Love“Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided.”
Friendship“Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.”
Life“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.”
Courage“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.”
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