“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our window today.” ~ Unknown
“I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
“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
“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.” ~ John Wooden
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” ~ John Wooden
“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” ~ John Wooden
“Never mistake activity for achievement.” ~ John Wooden
“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.” ~ John Wooden
“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” ~ John Wooden
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” ~ John Wooden
“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.” ~ John Wooden
“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” ~ John Wooden
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” ~ John Wooden
“Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.” ~ John Wooden
“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” ~ John Wooden
“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.” ~ John Wooden
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” ~ John Wooden
“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.” ~ John Wooden
“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
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” ~ John Wooden