The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
— John Wooden
Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.
Never lie, never cheat, never steal.
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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.
I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.
Passion is momentary; love is enduring.
I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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.
I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
It isn't what you do, but how you do it.
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
Ability is a poor man's wealth.
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.
Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.
Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.
What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.
Never mistake activity for achievement.
Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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.
