Top 400 John Wooden Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”

— John Wooden

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2. “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

— John Wooden

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3. “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?”

— John Wooden

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4. “Make every day your masterpiece. ”

— John Wooden

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5. “Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.”

— John Wooden

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6. “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.”

— John Wooden

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7. “Good things take time, as they should. We shouldn’t expect good things to happen overnight. Actually, getting something too easily or too soon can cheapen the outcome.”

— John Wooden

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8. “Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.”

— John Wooden

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9. “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.”

— John Wooden

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10. “Be quick, but don't hurry.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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12. “Things turn out best for those who make best of how things turn out.”

— John Wooden

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13. “Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.”

— John Wooden

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14. “Discipline yourself and others won't need to.”

— John Wooden

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15. “Confidence comes from being prepared.”

— John Wooden

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16. “Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”

— John Wooden

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17. “If you lose self-control everything will fall.”

— John Wooden

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18. “Champions are brilliant at the basics.”

— John Wooden

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19. “Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.”

— John Wooden

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20. “You can always do more than you think you can.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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22. “You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes.”

— John Wooden

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23. “Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ”

— John Wooden

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24. “It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.”

— John Wooden

25. “Be true to yourself. Make each day your masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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27. “Flexibility is the key to stability.”

— John Wooden

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28. “Don't mistake activity with achievement.”

— John Wooden

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29. “Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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31. “Make each day your masterpiece. Life is now. Life is not later on.”

— John Wooden

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32. “Listen if you want to be heard.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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34. “You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.”

— John Wooden

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35. “There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.”

— John Wooden

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36. “Give me 100 percent. You can’t make up for a poor effort today by giving 110 percent tomorrow. You don’t have 110 percent. You only have 100 percent, and that’s what I want from you right now.”

— John Wooden

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37. “Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating.”

— John Wooden

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38. “Happiness begins where selfishness ends.”

— John Wooden

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39. “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

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42. “The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.”

— John Wooden

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43. “You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”

— John Wooden

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

— John Wooden

45. “Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you've met and the books you've read.”

— John Wooden

46. “Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.”

— John Wooden

47. “Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.”

— John Wooden

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48. “Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.”

— John Wooden

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49. “Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”

— John Wooden

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50. “There is nothing stronger than gentleness.”

— John Wooden

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