John Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Going by the nickname, ‘Wizard of Westwood,’ Wooden served as head coach of UCLA as he went on to win ten NCAA national championships in just 12 years. This unmatched record is just one example to the type of success Wooden achieved during his career. With a lifetime of awards that followed his time in the industry, here is a collection to some of the best John Wooden teamwork quotes.
“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”
“Ability is a poor man’s wealth.”
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”
“All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.”
"If we fail to adapt, we fail to move forward." Coach John Wooden pic.twitter.com/yWbdXqIPVh
— Mack Brown (@ESPN_CoachMack) November 23, 2015
“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.”
“Be prepared and be honest.”
“Be quick, but don’t hurry.”
“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.”
“Consider the rights of others before your own feelings and the feelings of others before your own rights.”
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”
“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”
“I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.”
“I think you have to be what you are. Don’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.”
“I’ve never stopped trying to do what’s right. I’m not doing it to earn favor with God. I’m doing it because it’s the right thing to do.”
“I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.”
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”
“If you keep too busy learning the tricks of the trade, you may never learn the trade.”
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." ~ John Wooden pic.twitter.com/kp44ljFEc8
— Dr Increase (@DrIncrease) November 15, 2015
“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.”
“It isn’t what you do, but how you do it.”
“It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.”
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”
“Never mistake activity for achievement.”
“Passion is momentary; love is enduring.”
“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.”
“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.”
“Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.”
“The most important thing in the world is family and love.”
“The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.”
“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.”
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
—John Wooden #mondaymotivation pic.twitter.com/AAQJA9mxU4
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) November 10, 2015
“Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.”
“We don’t have to be superstars or win championships…. All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give our best effort, and make those around us better as we do it.”
“What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.”
“Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.”
“Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.”
“You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.”
“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”
Check out the following video for a thorough interview with John Wooden from Chris Myers. During this segment, Wooden shares some of his best moments and unique perspectives of his time working in the sports industry.
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