Quotes about Success
Drawing up plans such as these diagrams is the easy part. I did it thousands of times. Creating a successful organization with people who execute the plans at a level of Competitive Greatness—now, that's the challenge of leadership.
— John Wooden
Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty (Proverbs 21:5).
— John Wooden
Make Every Day Your Masterpiece!
— John Wooden
A Successful Journey Is the Destination
— John Wooden
I'm very proud of the fact that while all the records were being set at UCLA by our basketball teams, I felt exactly the same way. Family is first. Always. Always.
— John Wooden
It is most difficult in my mind, to seperate success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.
— John Wooden
Getting your people to think "Team First" is vital. It starts when you teach each member of the group how she or he contributes to the organization, when you make each one feel connected to the team's efforts, productivity, and ultimate success.
— John Wooden
Try your hardest in all ways and you are a success.
— John Wooden
Ultimately, I believe that's what leadership is all about: helping others to achieve their own greatness by helping the organization to succeed.
— John Wooden
If you have firm trust in God, the success that comes to you will always be that which is most useful for you whether it appears good or bad in your private judgment.
— Francis de Sales
It's better to succeed against daunting odds than settle for a fantasy and get nowhere.
— Michael Hyatt
It's a father's duty to give his sons a fine chance.
— George Eliot