70+ John Wooden Quotes | Minimalist Quotes

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
JOHN WOODEN

Ability Character Success
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
JOHN WOODEN

Decision Inspirational People
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
JOHN WOODEN

Character Repeat Talent Win
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Change Life Progress
Be 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 WOODEN

Character Concern Reputation Thinking
Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.
JOHN WOODEN

Deep Discipline One Liner Yourself
Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.
JOHN WOODEN

Dictionary Hate Important Love Remove World
A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
JOHN WOODEN

Admit Forget Learning Mistake Recognize Value
I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
JOHN WOODEN

Build Dad Father Transformation
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
JOHN WOODEN

Book Old Reading Worse
If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
JOHN WOODEN

Motivational Right Time
I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
JOHN WOODEN

Belief Man True Wisdom
The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
JOHN WOODEN

Explanation Imitation Law Learning
What is right is more important than who is right.
JOHN WOODEN

Important Justice Right
I think that in any group activity – whether it be business, sports, or family – there has to be leadership or it won’t be successful.
JOHN WOODEN

Activity Business Family Group Leadership Sports Success
Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
JOHN WOODEN

Ability Man One Liner Poor Wealth
It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
JOHN WOODEN

Count Knowledge Learning
It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
JOHN WOODEN

Basketball Finish Game Important Motivational Start
The best competition I have is against myself to become better.
JOHN WOODEN

Againstm Myself Competition Hustle
Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
JOHN WOODEN

Busy Champion Complain Entrepreneur Hustle
I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
JOHN WOODEN

Important Past Spend Time
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 WOODEN

Cease Encouragement Motivational Power
Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
JOHN WOODEN

Life Live Prevention
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
JOHN WOODEN

Character Concern Reputation
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
JOHN WOODEN

Advice Inspirational Interfere
I’m not afraid to die.
JOHN WOODEN

Afraid Die Fear One Liner
Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
JOHN WOODEN

Cheat Lie never One Liner Steal

John Wooden Quotes

Famous Basketball Player