Young people need models, not critics

Quote by John Wooden

Topics: Youth Quotes

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with...

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with...

Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

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

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

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

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

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

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

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

Make each day your masterpiece.

Make each day your masterpiece.

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things...

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things...

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

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

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

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

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

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught...

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught...

Be prepared and be honest.

Be prepared and be honest.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be...

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be...

If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough...

If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough...

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old...

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old...

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

Never mistake activity for achievement.

Never mistake activity for achievement.