Wooden The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a
collection of some of the greatest "Woodenisms."

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things
turn out."

"Never mistake activity for achievement."

"Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes
acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then."

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation,
because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is
merely what others think you are."

"Be
prepared and be honest."

"Be quick, but don't hurry."

"You
can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught
up in either one."

"You can't live a perfect day without
doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."

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

"Winning takes talent; to
repeat takes character."

"A coach is someone who can give
correction without causing resentment."

"I'd rather have a
lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a
little talent."

"If you don't have time to do it right,
when will you have time to do it over?"

"If you're not
making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a
doer makes mistakes."

"It isn't what you do, but how you
do it."

"Ability is a poor man's wealth."

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

"Consider
the rights of others before your own feelings and the feelings of others
before your own rights."

"Do not let what you cannot do
interfere with what you can do."

"Don't measure yourself
by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished
with your ability."

"It's not so important who starts the
game but who finishes it."

"It's what you learn after you
know it all that counts."

"It's the little details that
are vital. Little things make big things happen."

"Talent
is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is
self-given. Be careful."

"The main ingredient of stardom
is the rest of the team."

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

"Success is never
final; failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

Source:
CoachWooden.com