John Wooden on victorious minds: "your biggest adversary is yourself"
Aug 01, 2017
We've captured 5 tips for your success, words that are inspiring and can be used immediately to help you evolve in all areas of your life; on and off the mat.
John's five foundations are: believe in your dreams, don't give up, peace of mind, don't be afraid of failing and your biggest adversary is yourself.
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John Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. He was the head coach at UCLA and won 10 NCAA National Championships in a 12 year period, including an unprecedented 7 in a row.
Wooden was named National Coach of the year 6 times as well as the first person ever enshrined as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and as a coach.
1. “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do”
2. “Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you”
3. “ “Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable”
4. “Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power”
5. “The best competition I have is against myself to become better”