A leader’s most powerful ally is his or her own example. John Wooden More Quotes by John Wooden More Quotes From John Wooden We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger. John Wooden adversity Do your best every day. Live each day as if it's your masterpiece. John Wooden live-each-day masterpiece each-day There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy. John Wooden satisfaction joy fun There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return. John Wooden receiving return joy All that matters is the pressure you put on yourself. External pressures cause people to choke. While you can't control what happens to you, you can control how you react. John Wooden pressure matter people Discipline yourself - so others don't have to. John Wooden discipline Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for. John Wooden realism hard-work add Bad times can make you bitter or better. John Wooden bad-times bitter Being your best when your best is needed. The ability to enjoy challenges when things become difficult and to derive exhilaration from them. John Wooden exhilaration enjoy challenges Being yourself; not acting. You therefore can function near your own level of competence. Satisfy you own expectations rather than those of others. John Wooden being-yourself acting expectations We’re all imperfect and we all have needs. The weak usually do not ask for help, so they stay weak. If we recognize that we are imperfect, we will ask for help and we will pray for the guidance necessary to bring positive results to whatever we are doing. John Wooden helping motivational needs Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player. John Wooden team basketball mean There is nothing stronger than gentleness. John Wooden gentleness stronger You'd like to see your team reasonably happy, but that's not your job. Gain their respect and get them to accept their roles John Wooden team basketball jobs Champions are brilliant at the basics. John Wooden basics champion brilliant I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent. John Wooden sportsmanship experience life 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. John Wooden sacrifice team athlete The best way to improve your team is to improve yourself. John Wooden improving-yourself team way What you do in practice is going to determine your level of success. I used to tell my players, 'You have to give 100 percent every day. Whatever you don't give, you can't make up for tomorrow. If you give only 75 percent today, you can't give 125 percent tomorrow to make up for it.' John Wooden player practice motivational The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest 'Woodenisms.' John Wooden legends life-lesson lessons
