10 Favorite Quotes from John Wooden

By: BusinessClassInc.com
June 8, 2010

10 by 10This weekly feature is for managers who don’t have time or don’t want to make time to read lengthy articles or even short paragraphs.  We call it a  Quick List.   AKA – 10 by 10 on Tuesday.   10 ( ideas or tips or questions or steps or ways to Get 2 Goal or Be a Better Manager, etc) by 10 (AM – EST) on Tuesdays.   Click here if you’d like to see all Quick Lists created to date.

This week’s Quick List is in tribute to Coach John Wooden who passed away on Friday.   Coach Wooden stood for many things.   He was a fabulous teacher, coach and person.  Our Quote of the Week is from him.  Here are 10 more favorites…all of which can help us be better managers,  better coaches, better people – and get better results.

  1. “Never mistake activity for achievement.”
  2. “Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”
  3. “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
  4. “A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”
  5. “Ability is a poor man’s wealth.”
  6. “Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.”
  7. “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.”
  8. “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”
  9. “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”
  10. “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”

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2 Responses to “10 Favorite Quotes from John Wooden”

  1. Boomer54 Mark on June 8th, 2010 12:00 pm

    John Wooden was a man of faith and a very devout Christian. One of my favorite quotes is below:

    “If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.”

    Thanks…Mark

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