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
The true athlete should have character, not be a character
First be the best and then be first
The coach is first of all a teacher.
There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience.
We can agree to disagree, but we don’t need to be disagreeable.
Let’s face it, we’re all imperfect and we’re going to fall short on occasion. But we must learn from failure and that will enable us to avoid repeating our mistakes. Through adversity, we learn, grow stronger, and become better people.
Everything we know, we learned from someone else!
Apply yourself everyday to just becoming a little bit better.
When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur.
You may be better than the rest, but you are not a success until you have made the effort to become the best you can be.
We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.
Flexibility is the key to stability.
Confidence comes from being prepared.
Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.