John Wooden

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

Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.

I think you have to be what you are. Don't try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.

Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others.

A leader’s most powerful ally is his or her own example.

The most important thing in the world is family and love.

Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.

Over-coaching can be more harmful than under-coaching. Keep it simple!

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

A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group - that's teamwork.

There is no substitute for hard work. If you're looking for the easy way, if you're looking for the trick, you might get by for a while, but you will not be developing the talents that lie within you. There is simply no substitute for work.

An effective leader develops the ability to correctly identify the pertinent detail or details - incidentals in a market, industry or sport that might create an incremental advantage.

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

Loyalty is very important when things get a little tough, as they often do when the challenge is great. Loyalty is a powerful force in producing one's individual best and more so in producing a team's best.

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

Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

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

Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

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.

Kindness makes for much better teamwork.