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
The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom, did not create us all equal when it comes to size, strength, appearance, or various aptitudes. But success is not being better than someone else, success is the peace of mind that is a direct result of self-satisfacti on in knowing that you gave your best effort to become the best of which you are capable.
Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
Goals should be difficult to achieve because those achieved with little effort are seldom appreciated, give little personal satisfaction, and are often not very worthwhile. There is a price to be paid for achieving anything of significance.
Acquire peace of mind by making the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
Strive to accomplish the very best you are capable of. Nothing less than your best effort will suffice.
Success is a personal matter - only you as an individual can tell if you did everything within your power to give your best effort
When you give total effort - everything you have - the score can never make you a loser. And when you do less, it can't somehow magically turn you into a winner.
Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort.
Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. Focus all your effort on what is in your power to control.
The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score.
Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.
You may be better than the rest, but you are not a success until you have made the effort to become the best you can be.
Goals achieved with little effort are seldom worthwhile or lasting.
Each of us must make the effort to contribute to the best of our ability according to our individual talents. And then we put all the individual talents together for the highest good of the group. Understanding that the good of the group comes first is fundamental to being a highly productive member of a team.