After a long and distinguished career, legendary UCLA Basketball Coach, John Wooden, passed away tonight at the age of 99.  Most know him as the only coach to win a record-setting 10 NCAA championships, but he was also revered for his character and inspirational words of wisdom on and off the court. 

Whispering Angel Books mourns his loss as we cherish some of his most treasured quotes:

"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."

"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."

"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."

"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."

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

"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

"Ability is a poor man's wealth."

"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."

"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."

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

"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."

"Never mistake activity for achievement."

"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.

"Be prepared and be honest."

"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."

"Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then."

Rest In Peace And May Your Wisdom Continue To Inspire Us All.