Ten strong horses could not pull an empty baby carriage if they worked independently of each other.
John WoodenIt takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
John WoodenYou can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.
John WoodenA Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron Pierre De Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, made it the Olympic Games ideal adopted at the Antwerp Games in 1920. I never mentioned winning to my players. I mentioned constantly that all I wanted them to do was the best they could. If they're good enough, the score will be to their liking; if they're not, it won't be but that's nothing to hang their head about. Sometimes the other fellow is just better than you are.
John Wooden