John Wooden
John Wooden
John Robert Woodenwas an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood," as head coach at UCLA he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than two in a row. Within this period, his teams won a men's basketball-record 88 consecutive games. Wooden was named national coach of the year six times...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 October 1910
CountryUnited States of America
You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.
Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.
The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest 'Woodenisms.'
If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around.
The courageous struggle for a noble cause should be considered success itself.
Those of us who have been blessed with worldly success have an even greater responsibility to make an impact with our time, talents, and resources.
Joy makes the longest journey too short.
It is important for us to see that our mentors are human and therefore fallible; it makes our own shortcomings more tenable.
A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.
Mistakes come from doing, but so does success.
We can become great in the eyes of others, but we'll never become successful when we compromise our character and show disloyalty toward friends or teammates. The reverse is also true: No individual or team will become great without loyalty.
Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do.
When you give total effort - everything you have - the score can never make you a loser. And when you do less, it can't somehow magically turn you into a winner.
You will never outperform your inner circle.