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
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.
Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not.
You've never heard of them- and you never will .
You must have respect, which is a part of love, for those under your supervision. Then they will do what you ask and more.
Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.
It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.
Good players can take coaching; great players can take coaching and learn.
I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.
Be quick without hurrying.
Everything we know, we learned from someone else!
Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special and that you value.