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
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with your ability.
What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.
It isn't what you do, but how you do it.
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
I never wanted a championship as much as I did that first one, ... After the first one in 1964, the titles seemed to come in droves. I also think I became a better coach after winning that first championship. I still continued to emphasize winning the conference, but I became a better tournament coach, putting less pressure on the players.
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.
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.
Do passing drills that come from your offense.
Dictators lead through fear; good coaches do not.
Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not.