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 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-daymasterpieceeach-day There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy. John Wooden satisfactionjoyfun There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return. John Wooden receivingreturnjoy 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 pressurematterpeople 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 realismhard-workadd Bad times can make you bitter or better. John Wooden bad-timesbitter 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 exhilarationenjoychallenges 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 helpingmotivationalneeds Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player. John Wooden teambasketballmean There is nothing stronger than gentleness. John Wooden gentlenessstronger 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 teambasketballjobs Champions are brilliant at the basics. John Wooden basicschampionbrilliant I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent. John Wooden sportsmanshipexperiencelife 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 sacrificeteamathlete The best way to improve your team is to improve yourself. John Wooden improving-yourselfteamway 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 playerpracticemotivational The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest 'Woodenisms.' John Wooden legendslife-lessonlessons What it comes down to, I believe, is that mentoring often involves telling people what they need to hear, rather than what they want to hear. When you are able to be humbly honest with someone about a situation with which you have personal experience-even if you risk angering or hurting that person-you are offering the most valuable gift of all. John Wooden offeringhurtbelieve
