Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Great leaders are always out front with a banner, instead of behind with a whip.
John Wooden
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
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
Fronts
Front
Behinds
Behind
Instead
Whip
Leader
Whips
Great
Banner
Always
Leaders
More quotes by John Wooden
A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.
John Wooden
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
John Wooden
I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.
John Wooden
Champions are brilliant at the basics.
John Wooden
The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score.
John Wooden
When opportunity comes it is too late to prepare.
John Wooden
I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
John Wooden
Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.
John Wooden
No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
John Wooden
The best competition I have is against myself to become better
John Wooden
The true athlete should have character, not be a character
John Wooden
It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying
John Wooden
Condition comes from hard work during practice and proper mental and moral conduct between practices.
John Wooden
Don't get discouraged: it is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
John Wooden
Over-coaching can be more harmful than under-coaching. Keep it simple!
John Wooden
I would spend almost as much time planning a practice as conducting it. Everything was planned out each day
John Wooden
When the legs go, the heart soon follows
John Wooden
When I am through learning, I am through.
John Wooden
Build shelter against a rainy day.
John Wooden
The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom, did not create us all equal when it comes to size, strength, appearance, or various aptitudes. But success is not being better than someone else, success is the peace of mind that is a direct result of self-satisfacti on in knowing that you gave your best effort to become the best of which you are capable.
John Wooden
