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
If you get caught up in things over which you have no control, it will adverselyaffect those things over which you have control.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
The ability to see the good in others and the bad in ourselves is perfect vision.
If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
Promise yourself you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible. Promise to think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best in yourself and others. Promise to forget the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements in the future.
Don't think that you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren't you doing it now?
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity.
As a leader, you must be filled with energy and eagerness, joy and love for what you do. If you lack enthusiasm for your job, you cannot perform to the best of your ability. Industriousness is unattainable without Enthusiasm.
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.
There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.