John Wooden on Fear Quotes

"Do not look back. And do not dream about the future, either. It will neither give you as much as you think, nor take as much from you as you fear."

"The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes."

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

"If you let the fear of failure take over, you have already lost."

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

"Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is what you are; your reputation is what others think you are."

"Don't let the fear of making a mistake stop you. If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything."

"Fear no opponent. Respect every opponent."

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

"Failing to prepare is preparing to fail."

"Listen to those under your supervision. If you don't, you'll soon have no one to listen to."

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

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

"The more you do for others, the less you fear for yourself."

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are."

"Poise is just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation. Never fighting yourself."

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

"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."

"Young people need models, not critics."

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

"If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking enough risks."

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

"Ability is a poor man's wealth."

"The man who is afraid to risk failure will never know the joy of success."

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

"Do not fear the outcome. Fear only that you did not do your best to prepare."

"Confidence comes from being prepared. If you are prepared, you have no reason to be afraid."

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

"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."

"Competitive greatness is having a real love for the hard challenge."

"The greatest failure of all is the failure to act when you know what is right."

"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."

"Preparation is the only way to eliminate fear."