A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player.
JW
John WoodenIBM television commercial, The Prodigy (2003)
About John Wooden
UCLA basketball coach who won ten national championships. (1910-2010)
More from John Wooden
- Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.They Call Me Coach (1972)
- You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.They Call Me Coach (1972)
- Young people need models, not critics.They Call Me Coach (1972)
- The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.They Call Me Coach (1972)
- Failure is not fatal but failure to change might be.Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court (1997)
- Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction and knowing you've made the effort, do the best of what you're capable.Interview on Charlie Rose (2000)
More quotes on teamwork
- It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.George Washington
- By leadership we mean the art of getting someone else to do something that you want done because he wants to do it.Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Let us learn together and laugh together and work together and pray together, confident that in the end we will triumph together in the right.Jimmy Carter
- We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace.Jimmy Carter
- Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.Barack Obama
- If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.Nelson Mandela
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