Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.
JOHN WOODENJust try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.
JOHN WOODENYou can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you’re outscored.
JOHN WOODENYoung people need models, not critics.
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 WOODENAll of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
JOHN WOODENSuccess comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
JOHN WOODENAbility may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
JOHN WOODENThe worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
JOHN WOODENThe eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
JOHN WOODENI think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
JOHN WOODENI’m not afraid to die.
JOHN WOODENDon’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
JOHN WOODENThe best competition I have is against myself to become better.
JOHN WOODENIf you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
JOHN WOODENBe more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
JOHN WOODENFriendship is two-sided. It isn’t a friend just because someone’s doing something nice for you. That’s a nice person. There’s friendship when you do for each other. It’s like marriage – it’s two-sided.
JOHN WOODEN