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
That's good, Bill. I admire people who have strong beliefs and stick by them. I really do. We're going to miss you.
Intensity makes you stronger. Emotionalism makes you weaker.
I worry that business leaders are more interested in material gain than they are in having the patience to build up a strong organization, and a strong organization starts with caring for their people.
Ten strong horses could not pull an empty baby carriage if they worked independently of each other.
Why do we dread adversity when we know that facing it is the only way to become stronger, smarter, better?
A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.
There is nothing stronger than gentleness.
Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit trouble to press on you.
Surround yourself with people strong enough to change your mind.
Any structure must have a strong foundation. The cornerstones anchor the foundation. For some reason the cornerstones that I chose to begin with I never changed.
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.
Better than any person my age has a right to,
Ben has really embraced the tradition of the program, and growing up in Southern California, he understands what it really means. To see him teaching those same principles to his players just gives me a lot of pride.