John Wooden Quotes


John Wooden

You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

It`s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.

It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts.

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

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.






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