Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
JOHN WOODENAbility may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
JOHN WOODENIt’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
JOHN WOODENWhatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
JOHN WOODENWinning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
JOHN WOODENDon’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
JOHN WOODENDo not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
JOHN WOODENAdversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
JOHN WOODENIf you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
JOHN WOODENBe prepared and be honest.
JOHN WOODENI 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 WOODENThe best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
JOHN WOODENSuccess comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
JOHN WOODENYoung people need models, not critics.
JOHN WOODENDiscipline yourself, and others won’t need to.
JOHN WOODENNever mistake activity for achievement.
JOHN WOODENI don’t believe in praying to win.
JOHN WOODEN