John Wooden
John Wooden
John Robert Woodenwas an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood," as head coach at UCLA he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than two in a row. Within this period, his teams won a men's basketball-record 88 consecutive games. Wooden was named national coach of the year six times...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 October 1910
CountryUnited States of America
It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying
You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By becoming a little better each and every day, over a period of time, you will become a lot better.
Every day, try to help someone who can't reciprocate your kindness.
Whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not, the habits you are developing now will be with you for the rest of your life.
Dwelling in the past prevents doing something in the present.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.
The important things to me are your faith, your family and your friends. If you have that, you have everything.
Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others.
It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.
Too many people look on outscoring someone as winning, I never tried to get that across to my players.
If you get too engrossed and involved and concerned in regard to things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect the things over which you have control.
There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.
There are three things an athlete must do. You must be in physical condition ... You must execute properly and quickly the fundamentals ... and you must have eagerness to sacrifice personal interests or glory for the welfare of the team.