John Wooden

I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights.

I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.

I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.

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.

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

I'm glad I was a teacher.

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

Passion is momentary love is enduring.

Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

If I am through learning, I am through.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

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.

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

I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.

You can do more good by being good than any other way.

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

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

Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided.