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
John Wooden quotes about
A leader must listen to those under their supervision.
I would not tolerate profanity from anyone, anytime. I'd blow the whistle, pull you from the court and put you on the bench and talk to you before I would put you back in.
What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.
If I am through learning, I am through.
I met Tiger Woods when he was younger. He's amazing - obviously technically, but his mental approach, too. He's really something.
When everyone is thinking the same, no one is thinking.