John Wooden | Learning

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

 

Coach Taylor - How to be "Better"

“I said strive, not be — that’s what character is, in the trying.”

Coach Herb Brooks - 1980 Olympic "Miracle on Ice" Team

You're playing worse and worse every day and right now you're playing like it's next month.

Coach Taylor - Friday Night Lights

This is not just about football.

Coach Taylor - On being on time

6 a.m. sharp means a quarter to 6.

Phil Jackson #quote

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

Coach Eric Taylor | #FridayNightLights

Right here, right now, God has placed you to do what you do best. Go all the way.

John Wooden on Character

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Vince Lombardi

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”

Secrets of Strength 1925 by Earle Liederman

"Progressive exercise is positively the only road to great strength."

Coach John Wooden's Seven Point Creed

The Seven Point Creed:
* Be true to yourself.
* Make each day your masterpiece.
* Help others.
* Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
* Make friendship a fine art.
* Build a shelter against a rainy day.
* Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.

The Pyramid of Success lists foundational principles centered around:
* Competitive Greatness
* Poise
* Confidence
* Condition
* Skill
* Team Spirit
* Self-Control
* Alertness
* Initiative
* Intentness
* Industriousness
* Friendship
* Loyalty
* Cooperation
* Enthusiasm

Coach Taylor on How #Champions #Fight | #quote

Every man at some point in his life is going to lose a battle. He is going to fight and he is going to lose. But what makes him a man is at the midst of that battle he does not lose himself. This game is not over, this battle is not over.

Friday Night Lights: Coach Taylor on Free Range Eggs

Julie: Dad, I only eat free-range eggs.
Coach Taylor: Honey, that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Eat your damn eggs.