John Wooden

Coach

1910-10-14

Books by John Wooden

Wooden on Leadership
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They call me coach

the fascinating first-person story of a legendary basketball coach
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Coach Wooden's pyramid of success
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Quotes by John Wooden

It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it bein your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, fromreligion.
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Reputation is what others perceive you as being, and their opinion may be right or wrong. Character, however, is what you really are, and nobody knows that but you.
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A leader who is through learning is through.
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Good values are like a magnet, they attract good people.
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Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.
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Don't mistake activity with achievement.
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Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.
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If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?
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Reputation is what others perceive you as being, and their opinion may be right or wrong. Character, however, is what you really are, and nobody knows that but you.
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Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.
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A leader who is through learning is through.
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It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it bein your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, fromreligion.
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Don't mistake activity with achievement.
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If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?
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Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.
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Good values are like a magnet, they attract good people.
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My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around.
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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
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The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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