John Wooden Quotes About Character
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Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
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Don't get discouraged: it is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Character is more important than any other leadership trait.
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Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are, and your reputetion is who people think you re.
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Reputation is what others perceive you as being, and their opinion may be right or wrong. Character, however, is what you really are, and nobody truly knows that but you. But you are what matters most.
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To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.
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Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.
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Others may have more ability than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers ... but no one should be your superior in respect to team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, cooperation, determination, industriousness, fight effort, and character.
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The true athlete should have character, not be a character
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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.
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Be more interested in character than reputation
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While you, the leader, can teach many things, character is not taught easily to adults who arrive at your desk lacking it. Be cautious about taking on reclamation projects regardless of the talent they may possess. Have the courage to make character count among the qualities you seek in others.
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How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
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We can become great in the eyes of others, but we'll never become successful when we compromise our character and show disloyalty toward friends or teammates. The reverse is also true: No individual or team will become great without loyalty.
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Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are
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It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.
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