John Wooden

I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.

Young people need models, not critics.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience.

The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom, did not create us all equal when it comes to size, strength, appearance, or various aptitudes. But success is not being better than someone else, success is the peace of mind that is a direct result of self-satisfacti on in knowing that you gave your best effort to become the best of which you are capable.

Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for.

You may be better than the rest, but you are not a success until you have made the effort to become the best you can be.

Working with others makes us much more than we could ever become alone

Understand there is a price to be paid for achieving anything of significance. You must be willing to pay the price.

Let’s face it, we’re all imperfect and we’re going to fall short on occasion. But we must learn from failure and that will enable us to avoid repeating our mistakes. Through adversity, we learn, grow stronger, and become better people.

Make each day a masterpiece. Don't think your best days are out there somewhere. Why not today? Why can't today be a great day? It can if you believe it will.

It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you.

A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people

The best way to improve your team is to improve yourself.

We’re all imperfect and we all have needs. The weak usually do not ask for help, so they stay weak. If we recognize that we are imperfect, we will ask for help and we will pray for the guidance necessary to bring positive results to whatever we are doing.