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
Good things take time, as they should. We shouldn't expect good things to happen overnight. Actually, getting something too easily or too soon can cheapen the outcome.
You can do more good by being good than any other way.
Somebody asked me - you know, how come it took you so long to win a national championship? And I said, 'I'm a slow learner; but you notice when I learn something, I have it down pretty good.'
I don't think I was a fine game coach. I'm trying to be honest. I think I was a good practice coach.
Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Absolutely, ... One of the things I used to say is there is absolutely no excuse for a good offensive man to not be a good defensive man. You have to be committed to it.
But he passed him a long time ago in losses, You shouldn't pit those two against each other. Both are very good coaches.
As I grow older, I appreciate things that I didn’t appreciate much when I was younger. I am thankful more than I used to be. I’ve been reasonably healthy, and I feel blessed. And each morning I can think, this is going to be a good day!
Dictators lead through fear; good coaches do not.
Why can't we have patience and expect good things to take time?
Every day was a good day at UCLA.
Good values are like a magnet – they attract good people.
Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out
Quickness under control is the most valuable physical aspect of any sport, ... I wanted more strengthening of the long, supple muscles. I wasn't just looking for strength.