John Wooden 

"What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player."

This quote is showing that who you truly are is way more important than the person you are when you are playing basketball or you can say the person you are when you are around family, friends, and other significant things to you. I believe showing who you are is way better and important than acting like a person that you are not. The person you are it shows way better characteristics and it shows the kind of person you are not the person that you think people will like better because you just have to be yourself thats the best option.This quote is basically telling you to never be a different person and to always represent or show who you truly are.