John Wooden

“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.”

“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

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

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

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

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

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

“Young people need models, not critics.”

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

“The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”

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

“The team that makes the fewest mistakes usually wins.”

“Competitive greatness is one's best effort applied toward their greatest ability.”

“Be quick, but don't hurry.”

“The principal objective of leadership is to accomplish the mission and to improve or maintain the organization.”

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

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

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

“If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.”