Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

John Wooden

Succeeding is performing at your best when your best is required.

John Wooden

When opportunity knocks, it’s too late to prepare.

John Wooden

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

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.

John Wooden

Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.

John Wooden

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

John Wooden

A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.

John Wooden

Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.

John Wooden

There are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance.

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.

John Wooden