John Robert Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood," as head coach at UCLA he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, including an unprecedented seven in...
John Wooden Leadership
Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. John Wooden
Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.
Never mistake activity for achievement. John Wooden
Never mistake activity for achievement.
Next to love, balance is the most important thing. John Wooden
Next to love, balance is the most important thing.
If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes. John Wooden
If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.
Mistakes come from doing, but so does success. John Wooden
Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.
Competitiveness must be focused exclusively on the process of what you are doing rather than the result of that effort (the so-called winning or losing). John Wooden
Competitiveness must be focused exclusively on the process of what you are doing rather than the result of that effort (the so-called winning or losing).
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, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
There are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance. John Wooden
There are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance.
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. John Wooden
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
When opportunity knocks, it’s too late to prepare. John Wooden
When opportunity knocks, it’s too late to prepare.
The goal in life is just the same as in basketball: make the effort to do the best you are capable of doing. John Wooden
The goal in life is just the same as in basketball: make the effort to do the best you are capable of doing.