Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
JOHN WOODENWhatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
More John Wooden Quotes
-
-
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.
JOHN WOODEN -
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
JOHN WOODEN -
I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late.
JOHN WOODEN -
No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.
JOHN WOODEN -
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
JOHN WOODEN -
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
JOHN WOODEN -
Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
JOHN WOODEN -
Earn the right to be proud and confident.
JOHN WOODEN -
I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
JOHN WOODEN -
If I am through learning, I am through.
JOHN WOODEN -
Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
JOHN WOODEN -
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
JOHN WOODEN -
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
JOHN WOODEN -
I 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 WOODEN -
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
JOHN WOODEN