The difference between winning and succeeding
by Parker · 23 things on Twos
- A Ted Talk by John Wooden
- Never try to be better than someone else
- Never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's under your control
- Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you're capable and trying to improve the situation that exists for you
- Reputation is what you're perceived to be. Your character is what you really are
- Teachers must teach through how they act
- Education first, basketball second, social activities third. If you let social activities overtake either of the first two then you want have any of them much longer
- Rules from his dad
- Never be late
- Be neat and clean
- Start on time and close on time
- No profanity
- Never criticize a teammate
- You must be patient in everything you do
- Rule of three from his dad
- Don't whine
- Don't complain
- Don't make excuses
- No one can do more than get out there and do things to the best of their ability
- People shouldn't be able to tell who won by your actions
- If you make an effort to do the best you can regularly, the results will be what they should, not necessarily what you'd want them to be, but they'll be about what they should
- "The journey is better than the end." - Cervantes
- The difference between winning and succeeding | John Wooden | TED - YouTube