“Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are”
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Famous John Wooden Quotes
Source: Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime
“Listen if you want to be heard”
Source: Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)
Source: Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle
“Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress.”
Source: Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle
“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.”
Source: Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime
“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”
“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”
Source: They Call Me Coach
“The problem with new is you don't have time for the old ones.”
“To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.”
“The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.”
Source: Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime
“You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes”
Source: Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)
“Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.”
“Confidence comes from being prepared.”
Source: Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organizaion
“Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.”
Source: Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success Playbook
“Intensity makes you stronger. Emotionalism makes you weaker.”
Source: Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime
“Good players can take coaching; great players can take coaching and learn.”
“The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run.”