Never allow anyone else to define your success. John Wooden More Quotes by John Wooden More Quotes From John Wooden The coach must never forget that he is, first of all, a teacher. He must come (be present), see (diagnose), and conquer (correct). He must continuously be exploring for ways to improve himself in order that he may improve others and welcome every person and everything that maybe helpful to him. John Wooden mayteacherorder I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like love and passion. Passion won't last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It's the same with yelling. John Wooden passionplayermotivational If you let social activities take precedence over your academic activities, then you will soon lose your basketball activities. John Wooden academicover-youbasketball You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now. John Wooden tomorrowyesterdayway It is impossible to attain proper physical condition without being sound both mentally and morally. John Wooden conditionssoundimpossible Drink deeply from good books. John Wooden uclabasketballbook You've never heard of them- and you never will . John Wooden coachingmotivational-sportssports I found the bench to be the greatest ally when I had to make individuals comply with what was best for the team John Wooden nbateambasketball If you lose self-control everything will fall. John Wooden ifsselffall We will begin by learning how to tie our shoes. John Wooden shoesties My philosophy of defense is to keep the pressure on an opponent until you get to his emotions John Wooden nbabasketballphilosophy A life not lived for others is not a life, a game not played for others is not a game. John Wooden games No individual should take the blame for a loss, because no individual should get the credit for a victory. John Wooden creditvictoryloss I always talked to my players about today. It's the only day that matters. John Wooden playermattertoday With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge. John Wooden judgingneeds Before success comes patience... when we add to our accomplishments the element of hard work over a long period of time, we'll place a far greater value on the outcome. When we are patient, we'll have a greater appreciation of our success. John Wooden hard-workappreciationlong Since the most important responsibility of a coach in regard to the actual playing of the game is to teach his players properly and effectively to execute the various fundamentals of the game, he is first of all a teacher. John Wooden playerresponsibilityteacher I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it wont be successful. John Wooden successfulsportsthinking Generally speaking, individual performances don't win basketball games John Wooden basketballgameswinning It isn't about what you do, but how you do it John Wooden motivational-basketballinspirational-basketballucla
