John Wooden - Team Quotes

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The main ingredient of stardom, is the rest of the team.

John Wooden

I do not have the right, Bill, but I do have the right to say who is going to play on my team and we're going to miss you.

John Wooden

A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself for the group, for the good of the group — that's teamwork.

John Wooden

You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless you are morally and mentally conditioned. And it is impossible to be in moral condition unless you are spiritually conditioned. I always told my players that our team condition depended on two factors / how hard they worked on the floor during practice and how well they behaved between practices.

John Wooden

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.

John Wooden