John Wooden

“I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.”

— John Wooden

“Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.”

— John Wooden

“I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

“We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.”

— John Wooden

“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.”

— John Wooden

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

“Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.”

— John Wooden

“Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.”

— John Wooden

“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”

— John Wooden

“If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

“I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

“You can do more good by being good than any other way.”

— John Wooden

“I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

“I'm glad I was a teacher.”

— John Wooden

“There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.”

— John Wooden