Bud Wilkinson Quotes

Charles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinson was an American football player, coach, broadcaster, and politician. He served as the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1947 to 1963, compiling a record of 145–29–4.

Birth: April 23, 1916 - Death: February 09, 1994

If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.

Topic(s): Ifs , Sports , Goal

Morale and attitude are the fundamentals to success.

Topic(s): Attitude , Basketball , Fundamentals

If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.

Topic(s): Ifs , Inspirational , Sports

Confidence is the invisible cement that binds a team together.

Topic(s): Together , Sports , Team

Every game is an opportunity to measure yourself against your own potential.

Topic(s): Opportunity , Games , Sports

The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried.

Topic(s): Men , Powerful , Inspiration

Losing is easy. It’s not enjoyable, but it’s easy.

Topic(s): Easy , Losing , Nfl

You can motivate players better with kind words than you can with a whip.

Topic(s): Kind , Inspirational , Sports

The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort.

Topic(s): Play , Quality , Effort

Football, in its purest form, remains a physical fight. As in any fight, if you don’t want to fight, it’s impossible to win.

Topic(s): Ifs , Want , Fighting

Play against the Game, not your opponent.

Topic(s): Play , Games , Basketball

We compete, not so much against an opponent, but against ourselves. The real test is this: Did I make my best effort on every play?

Topic(s): Real , Play , Effort

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Bud Wilkinson Quotes