Never mistake activity for achievement.

- John Wooden

I'm not afraid to die.

- John Wooden

Young people need models, not critics.

- John Wooden

I worry that business leaders are more interested in material gain than they are in having the patience to build up a strong organization, and a strong organization starts with caring for their people.

- John Wooden

My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around.

- John Wooden

There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.

- John Wooden

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

- John Wooden

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.

- John Wooden

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

- John Wooden

Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.

- John Wooden

Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.

- John Wooden

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

- John Wooden

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

- John Wooden

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

- John Wooden

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

- John Wooden

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

- John Wooden

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

- John Wooden

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

- John Wooden

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

- John Wooden

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

- John Wooden