John Wooden

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

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

If I am through learning, I am through.

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

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

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.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

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.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

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.

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

If there's anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning.