Quote

We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.

John Wooden

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Military Officer
Hall
Indiana
John Robert Wooden
Player
Team
May
Best
Country
Conditioned
Think
Coaching
Thinking
Players
Basketball

More quotes by John Wooden

Image
Place the team above yourself always.
John Wooden
Image
Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.
John Wooden
Image
When it's over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best you were capable of? If yes, you will probably be ok with the outcome
John Wooden
Image
I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
John Wooden
Image
Don't be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is failure to act when action is needed. Use the information that you've acquired in the past through the experiences you've had and act with self-control - but act.
John Wooden
Image
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
John Wooden
Image
The best competition I have is against myself to become better
John Wooden
Image
Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve.
John Wooden
Image
I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.
John Wooden
Image
There are little details in everything you do, and if you get away from any one of the little details, you're not teaching the thing as a whole. For it is little things which, together, make the whole. This, I think, is extremely important.
John Wooden
Image
Champions are brilliant at the basics.
John Wooden
Image
Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
John Wooden
Image
Over-coaching can be more harmful than under-coaching. Keep it simple!
John Wooden
Image
The team with the most talent usually wins.
John Wooden
Image
Class is an intangible quality which commands, rather than demands, the respect of others.
John Wooden
Image
You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.
John Wooden
Image
Confidence - Poise and confidence are not possible unless you have prepared correctly. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Poise and confidence are a natural result of proper preparation.
John Wooden
Image
Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.
John Wooden
Image
It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
John Wooden
Image
The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score.
John Wooden