Quotes of: John-wooden Keyword

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

George Washington

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.

George Washington

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.

James A. Baldwin

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

Douglas MacArthur

Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.

Jeremy Lin

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

John F. Kennedy

To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.

Pat Riley

If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.

Alonzo Mourning

My parents didn't have the opportunities that my wife and I have now, from a quality of life standpoint.

Derek Fisher

The hard part that I had to go through in life, period, is living in poverty and not being able to get what I want.

Derrick Rose

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

Julius Erving

I've always been a leader my whole life. I've always led. I didn't know how to do anything else.

Magic Johnson

There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting moment in life.

Pete Maravich

I lived my life one way for 35 years, for me. And then the focus came in on what I really was.

Pete Maravich

There's no reason to hold yourself back and say you can't do something in life unless you go for it and try to do it.

Russell Westbrook

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.

Bill Russell

I love New York City; I've got a gun.

Charles Barkley

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

Chuck Daly

I've had too lengthy a career and coached too many players to make a choice.

Chuck Daly

I wouldn't mind being the female MJ. I want to have major crossover appeal.

Candace Parker

The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.

Hakeem Olajuwon