A biography for John Woodenhasn’t been written yet.
“Failure is never fatal. But failure to change can and might be.”
“I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.”
“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 knows that but you.”
“Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.”
“Good values are like a magnet, they attract good people.”
“Young people need models, not critics.”
“The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.”
“The most important thing in the world is family and love.”
“Never mistake activity for achievement.”
“Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.”
“I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late.”
“There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.”
“I've been blessed in so many ways.”
“I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.”
“Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.”
“Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.”
“Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.”
“אל תאמן כדורסל אם אתה לא יודע את התשובה ללמה ומדוע.”
“כישלון בהכנה זה הכנה לכישלון.”
“דאגו יותר לאופייכם מאשר לשמכם הטוב, מפני שאופייכם מהווה את מהותכם האמיתית בעוד שמכם הטוב אינו אלא דעתם של אנשים אחרים אודותיכם.”