John Wooden

“If I am through learning, I am through.”

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”

“Talent will get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”

“Joy makes the longest journey too short.”

“You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes”

“Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.”

“Sincerity may not help us make friends, but it will help us keep them.”

“The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.”

“• "If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.”

“To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.”

“Be prepared and be honest." -John Wooden”

“Its what you learn when you know it all that counts”

“Next to love, balance is the most important thing.”

“Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.”

“Do not let what you can't do interfere with what you can do.”

“We will begin by learning how to tie our shoes.”

“Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.”

“The problem with new is you don't have time for the old ones.”

“Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.”

“Sposobnost može da te dovede na vrh al da bi opstao na vrhu, potreban ti je karakter.”

“Failure is not Fatal, but Failure to CHANGE can be.”

“The key ingredient to stardom is the team.”

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

“‎"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.”

“Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.”

“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”

“Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.”

“The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated. Repetition is the key to learning.”

“Make each day your masterpiece.”

“We are many, but are we much?”

“Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.”

“Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.”

“The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”

“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.”

“Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress.”

“If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.”

“Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.”

“Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember a story.”

“There is nothing stronger than gentleness.”

“Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.”

“Discipline yourself and others won't need to.”

“Happiness begins where selfishness ends.”

“Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.”

“It isn't about what you do, but how you do it”

“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”

“Be true to yourself.Make each day your masterpiece.Help others.Drink deeply from good books.Make friendship a fine art.Build a shelter against a rainy day.Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”

“If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.”

“Listen if you want to be heard”

“Make each day a masterpiece.”