John Wooden Quotes

I’ve been blessed in so many ways.

Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

The ability to see the good in others and the bad in ourselves is perfect vision.

I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.

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

I’m glad I was a teacher.

The purpose is to help, to prevent, to correct, to improve, rather than to punish. Criticism is not meant to punish, but rather to correct something that is preventing better results. The only goal is improvement.

All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.

I worry that business leaders are more interested in material gain than they are in having the patience to build up a strong organization, and a strong organization starts with caring for their people.

I don’t believe in fate.

Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.

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