John Wooden, Coach, 10x National Champion

"Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

"You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes. Blaming, cursing, hating doesn't help you, it hurts you."

"You can stumble and fall, make errors and mistakes, but you are not a failure until you start blaming others, including fate, for your results. Always believe there is a positive to be found in the negative. Things usually happen for a reason, even when you are unable to discern the reason. Remember, there is a special providence even in the fall of a sparrow."

"Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time."

"Success is peace of mind attained only through'self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best'of which you're capable. I believe that's true. If you make the effort to do the best of which you're capable, to try and improve the situation that exists for you, I think that's success."

"I believe ability can get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there."

"Peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you're capable."

"Make every day your masterpiece."

"Never try to be better than someone else, always learn from others. Never cease trying to be the best you can be - that's under your control."

"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal"

"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."

"Never try to be better than someone else, but always be learning from others. Never cease trying to be the best you can be. One is under your control; the other isn't."

"When I am through learning, then I am through"