I met Tiger Woods when he was younger. He's amazing - obviously technically, but his mental approach, too. He's really something.

— John Wooden

I'm glad I was a teacher.

— John Wooden

I'm not afraid to die.

— John Wooden

I'm not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I'm going to say I'm opposed to war. But I'm also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights.

— John Wooden

I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.

— John Wooden

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership, or it won't be successful.

— John Wooden

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

— John Wooden

It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it ban your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.

— John Wooden

It isn't what you do, but how you do it.

— John Wooden

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

— John Wooden