“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
“It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.” ~ John Wooden