John Wooden Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”

“Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.”

“There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.”

“Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.”

“Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.”

“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”

“Never mistake activity for achievement.”

“What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.”

“Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.”

“In the end, it's about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players during practice was what coaching was all about to me.”