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Quotes from John Wooden

Goals achieved with little effort are seldom worthwhile or lasting.
~ John Wooden
Success is mine when I work my hardest to become my best, and I alone determine whether I do so.
~ John Wooden
We don't have to be superstars or win championships…. All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give our best effort, and make those around us better as we do it.
~ John Wooden
Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.
~ John Wooden
When it's over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best you were capable of? If yes, you will probably be ok with the outcome
~ John Wooden
Strive to accomplish the very best you are capable of. Nothing less than your best effort will suffice.
~ John Wooden
Cooperation - To get cooperation, you must give cooperation. Always seek to find the best way rather than insisting on your own way.
~ John Wooden
You can do more good by being good than any other way.
~ John Wooden
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
~ John Wooden
Confidence - Poise and confidence are not possible unless you have prepared correctly. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Poise and confidence are a natural result of proper preparation.
~ John Wooden
Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity; but I call it "just being you".
~ John Wooden
Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
~ John Wooden
As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.
~ John Wooden
Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.
~ John Wooden
The greatest failure of all is the failure to act when action is needed
~ John Wooden
Make a decision! Failure to act is often the biggest failure of all.
~ John Wooden
Failure is not the crime. Low aim is.
~ John Wooden
Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort.
~ John Wooden
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
~ John Wooden
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
~ John Wooden
Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember a story.
~ John Wooden
Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.
~ John Wooden
Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before.
~ John Wooden
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
~ John Wooden