John Wooden on Motivation Quotes

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

"Make each day your masterpiece."

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

"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."

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

"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights."

"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."

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

"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."

"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"

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

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

"The most important thing in the world is family and love."

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

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

"Be quick, but don't hurry."

"Never mistake activity for achievement."

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

"Good values attract good people."

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

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

"Ability is a poor man's wealth."

"What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player."

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

"The man who is afraid to risk failure will never learn to do anything new."

"Enthusiasm brushes off upon those with whom you come in contact. You must truly enjoy what you are doing."

"Patience is a virtue when you're waiting for the right things to happen."

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

"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

"If I am through learning, I am through."

"Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference."

"Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you."

"The star of the team is the team. We over me."