John Wooden on Fitness Quotes

"A man who is not in condition is a man who is not prepared."

"Conditioning is not just for the season; it's a year-round commitment to excellence."

"Conditioning is the price you pay for the right to compete."

"Condition is the second block in the heart of the Pyramid. It involves the physical, the mental, and the moral."

"Condition: Mental-Moral-Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated."

"Discipline in your diet is just as important as discipline in your practice."

"Fitness is the ability to do your job at the highest level for the longest period of time."

"Fitness is the foundation upon which you build your skills."

"I always told my players that the best way to improve the team was to improve themselves physically and mentally."

"If you are not in condition, your skill will fail you when you need it most."

"I never wanted our opponents to be in better condition than we were."

"I wanted our players to be in the best condition of any team in the country."

"Mental alertness is a part of fitness. You must be awake and alive in the mind."

"Mental fitness is developed through constant study and observation."

"Moderation must be practiced in all things if one wishes to maintain peak condition."

"Moral condition is the strength to stand by your principles under pressure."

"Moral fitness means having the courage to do what is right even when it is difficult."

"Physical conditioning is a prerequisite for competitive greatness."

"Physical fitness is the first essential for any athlete, but mental and moral fitness are what sustain it."

"Preparation is the key to success, and fitness is the key to preparation."

"Proper conditioning is a matter of discipline and self-control."

"Rest, exercise, and diet. If you neglect one, the others will eventually fail you."

"The mind must be fit to guide the body through the rigors of competition."

"There is no substitute for hard work and being in proper condition."

"True fitness requires the elimination of all habits that tear down the body or the character."

"Without physical fitness, the most brilliant mind will eventually lose its edge."

"You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless you are morally fit."

"You cannot reach your potential if you are not in the best possible physical and mental condition."

"You can't be in condition if you're not getting your rest."

"You must be alert to your physical needs to stay in peak condition."

"You must be in condition. If you're not in condition, you're going to let your team down."

"You must have the stamina to finish what you start, and that requires fitness."

"You must work at being in condition. It doesn't just happen because you want it to."