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
What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.
Being selected for the McDonald's All American Games is one of the greatest accomplishments in a basketball player's career. Not only will these youth contribute to the list of the best basketball players of all-time, but they will aid in raising money for a very important cause.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.
1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity.
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
Doing the best you are capable of doing is victory in itself, and less than that is defeat.
I also wanted my basketball players to know that I really cared about them. Forget basketball; as a person, I cared, I cared about their family.
Generally speaking, individual performances don't win basketball games
As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.
I am not a strategic coach; I am a practice coach.
Conditioning is essential to success in basketball.
We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.