John Wooden

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

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.

I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.

Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.

I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.

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

No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

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.

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

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.

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

I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.

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.