It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you. John Wooden More Quotes by John Wooden More Quotes From John Wooden The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run. John Wooden teambasketballrunning Never did I want to call the first time-out during a game. Never. I wanted UCLA to come out and run our opponents so hard that they would be forced to call the first time-out just to catch their breath. At that first time-out the opponents would know, and we would know that they knew, who was in better condition. This has a psychological impact. John Wooden impactrunningwrestling Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before. John Wooden waitingyesterdaymotivational Let’s face it, we’re all imperfect and we’re going to fall short on occasion. But we must learn from failure and that will enable us to avoid repeating our mistakes. Through adversity, we learn, grow stronger, and become better people. John Wooden adversitymistakefall First be the best and then be first John Wooden being-the-bestfirsts Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling sorry for yourself because you're faced with adversity. John Wooden adversitysorrymotivational Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. John Wooden motivational-sportsbasketballcharacter 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. John Wooden coachingbasketballself When people ask me now if I miss coaching UCLA basketball games, the national championships, the attention, the trophies, and everything that goes with them, I tell them this: I miss the practices. John Wooden uclabasketballpractice The coach is first of all a teacher. John Wooden coachesteacherfirsts The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success. John Wooden uclariskmen Next to love, balance is the most important thing. John Wooden nextbalanceimportant What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. John Wooden motivational-sportsbasketballlife We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else. John Wooden progressbasketballinspirational Thou didst thy best, that is success. John Wooden The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team. John Wooden basketballteamworkleadership Ability is a poor man's wealth. John Wooden motivationalsportsmen The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success. John Wooden hardestfailuretwo Apply yourself everyday to just becoming a little bit better. John Wooden becomingeverydaylittles Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important. John Wooden effortachievementimportant
