Quotes By John Wooden

I don't believe in praying to win.

The most important thing in the world is family and love.

I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left.

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.

I think you have to be what you are. Don't try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.

I'm glad I was a teacher.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

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

I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.

It isn't what you do, but how you do it.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.