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
A player who makes a team great is much more valuable than a great player.
It has to be a team concept. It isn't an individual game.
1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity.
Lead, don't drive. And give credit. Don't blame. If an officer on your team suggested something and it worked well, give them credit. If it doesn't work well, you take the blame because you made the decision.
The team with the most talent usually wins.
You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless you are morally and mentally conditioned. And it is impossible to be in moral condition unless you are spiritually conditioned. I always told my players that our team condition depended on two factors / how hard they worked on the floor during practice and how well they behaved between practices.
The team that makes the most mistakes usually wins, because doers make mistakes
We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.
The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be afraid to use it, either for the star player or anyone else.
I found the bench to be the greatest ally when I had to make individuals comply with what was best for the team
Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals
A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.
The best players don't win championships. The best team players win championships.
You better play together as a team or you sit.