John Wooden on Failure Quotes

"Failing to prepare is preparing to fail."

"Mistakes come from doing, but not from trying. The person who is afraid of making a mistake is the person who will never do anything."

"Never mistake activity for achievement."

"Character is what you are in the dark."

"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."

"No one is an island. We all need help to get where we are going."

"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."

"You should never be satisfied with your performance, but you should never be discouraged by your failure."

"We can't let what we can't do keep us from doing what we can do."

"Make each day your masterpiece."

"I am just a common man who's true to his beliefs."

"Be quick, but don't hurry."

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

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

"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."

"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

"It is the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen."

"You have to believe in yourself before anyone else can believe in you."

"The best way to improve the team is to improve yourself."

"Do not permit what you cannot do to interfere with what you can do."

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

"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."

"The man who is afraid to risk failure will never reach his full potential."

"I am not what I ought to be, not what I want to be, not what I am going to be, but I am thankful that I am not what I used to be."

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

"You can fail people by being too kind as well as by being too hard."

"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."

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

"Discipline yourself, and others won't need to."

"You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."