Quotes by 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.”

“Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ”

“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?”

“It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

“Good values are like a magnet, they attract good people.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Don't mistake activity with achievement.”

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

“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.”

“A leader who is through learning is through.”

“How many of us have conflicts with someone else- and how many of us pray for that person? We have individuals with whom we are competitive, or whom we dislike or have a quarrel with; but very few o...”

“"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.”

“Be quick, but don't hurry.”

“When opportunity comes, its too late to prepare.”

“Be more concerned with character than reputation. Character is what you are, reputation is what people think you are.”

“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.”

“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”

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

“Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.”