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
Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.
It isn't about what you do, but how you do it
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings everyday.
Drink deeply from good books.
Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others.
The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.
When people ask me now if I miss coaching UCLA basketball games, the national championships, the attention, the trophies, and everything that goes with them, I tell them this: I miss the practices.
Every day was a good day at UCLA.
Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.
It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
Happiness begins where selfishness ends.
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,