Wisdom of John Wooden

The Wisdom of Wooden: My Century On and Off the Court":

"I want to be clear about something: Winning or losing matters.... But my belief is that winning and losing are a by-product, offshoot, consequence of something more important.... My definition of success, my concept of what constitutes "greatness" in an individual or a team and how to achieve those lofty goals, is put in perspective with a simple directive:

Do not judge yourself by what you have achieved but rather by what you could and should have achieved given your potential- if you'd never ceased trying to be the best you could be."



In the end, it's not where you've placed in the field but, rather, if you worked to your potential. Of course if you worked to your potential I think you know where you placed in the field.

Yours truely,
Johnny Canal