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
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.
Winning games, titles and championships isn't all it's cracked up to be, but getting there, the journey, is a lot more than it's cracked up to be.
Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
Generally speaking, individual performances don't win basketball games
I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.
I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.
The close games are usually lost, rather than won. What I mean by that is games are mostly won because of the opponent making mistakes during crucial moments.
A life not lived for others is not a life, a game not played for others is not a game.
You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don't try to play theirs.
Never complain about the officiating. It does no good. During the game I don't want to be fighting two opponents.
I don't think I was a fine game coach I think I was a good practice coach.
It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored.
Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out