John Wooden

I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.

We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.

Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.

I am not a strategic coach; I am a practice coach.

The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run.

Conditioning is essential to success in basketball.

I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.

When I am through learning, I am through.

Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.

You haven't taught until they've learned.

No building is better than its structural foundation, and no man (woman) is better than his (her) mental foundation. When I prepared my original Success Pyramid years ago, I put industriousness and enthusiasm as the two cornerstones with LOYALTY right in the middle of the pyramid - Loyalty to yourself and to all those dependent upon you.

Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not.

Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are, and your reputetion is who people think you re.

Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.

The problem with new is you don't have time for the old ones.

We will begin by learning how to tie our shoes.

The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated. Repetition is the key to learning.

Happiness begins where selfishness ends.

There is nothing stronger than gentleness.

If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.

Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time