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
A life not lived for others is not a life, a game not played for others is not a game.
The uphill climb is slow,but the downhill road is fast.
The coach must never forget that he is, first of all, a teacher. He must come (be present), see (diagnose), and conquer (correct). He must continuously be exploring for ways to improve himself in order that he may improve others and welcome every person and everything that maybe helpful to him.
You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.
The outstanding coach is a teacher that gets all his squad to accept the role that he considers to be the most important for the welfare of all.
Do your best every day. Live each day as if it's your masterpiece.
I always talked to my players about today. It's the only day that matters.
You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.
Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort.
Rest when you need to, but never quit.
Honors are very fleeting, just as fame is; cherish friendship more.
Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. Focus all your effort on what is in your power to control.
If you lose self-control everything will fall.
I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it wont be successful.