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. John Wooden More Quotes by John Wooden More Quotes From John Wooden Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is the greatest failure of all. John Wooden fear-of-failureimperfecteffort It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit. John Wooden leadershipmotivationalinspirational There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you. John Wooden choices-you-makechoicesmind Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you. John Wooden coachingmotivational-sportsteamwork It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. John Wooden inspiringmotivationalgraduation It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves, What matters most, yes most of all, is what the teachers are themselves. John Wooden teachingteacherbook Give me 100 percent. You can't make up for a poor effort today by giving 110 percent tomorrow. You don't have 110 percent. You only have 100 percent, and that's what I want from you right now. John Wooden perseveranceeffortgiving Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life. John Wooden career-changeuclalife The four laws of learning are: the first is demonstration of what you want. The second is the criticism of the demonstration. The third is the imitation of the correct model, and the fourth is repetition, over and over until it becomes habit where is you don't think about it. John Wooden criticismlawthinking Be quick without hurrying. John Wooden basketball-coachingcoachingbasketball The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control John Wooden nbaconcernedbasketball I believe one of the requirements of good leadership is the ability to listen - really listen - to those in your organization. An effective leader is very good at listening, and it's difficult to listen when you are talking. John Wooden organizationtalkingbelieve There is no substitute for hard work. If you're looking for the easy way, if you're looking for the trick, you might get by for a while, but you will not be developing the talents that lie within you. There is simply no substitute for work. John Wooden hard-workmightlying Nobody is a real loser-until they start blaming somebody else. John Wooden blameloserreal Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of them, not to do things just because I said so. John Wooden suggestionsdecisionsports Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door. John Wooden common-senseemotiondoors If you get too engrossed and involved and concerned in regard to things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect the things over which you have control. John Wooden involvedregardconcerned Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character. John Wooden motivational-sportsbasketballcharacter Respect every opponent, but fear none. John Wooden fear-noneopponents I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be. John Wooden i-am-thankfulusedwant
