Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer.
JW
John WoodenAs recalled by Bill Walton, Charlie Rose interview (2000)
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 mindset
- Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.Charles Darwin
- I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.Galileo Galilei
- The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.Neil deGrasse Tyson
- The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.Neil deGrasse Tyson
- My view is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are blind to all the universe has to offer.Neil deGrasse Tyson
- The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.Leonardo da Vinci
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