After the 1966-67 college basketball season, the rules committee outlawed the dunk. John Wooden, then coach of UCLA supported it because he didn’t think that shot was good for the game. However, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar disagreed. He thought the rule change was aimed directly at him. Kareem would no longer able to stuff the ball without being [...]
John Wooden on Failure
February 11, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
You can make mistakes, but you aren’t a failure until you start blaming others for those mistakes. Source: John Wooden Book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court share: Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a [...]
John Wooden on Success
February 10, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Only one person on earth knows if you made your best effort: not your coach, not your employer, not your husband or wife, boyfriend or girlfriend, brother or sister. The only person who knows is you. Source: John Wooden Book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court share: Recommend [...]
John Wooden on Preparation
February 9, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. If you prepare properly, you may be outscored but you will never lose.. Source: John Wooden Book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court share: Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in [...]
John Wooden on Failure
February 8, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
I had mistakes, plenty, but I had no failures. We may not have won a championship every year. We may have lost games. But we had no failures. You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. That is all I [...]
“Papa, how much longer are you going to live?”
February 7, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
My great-granddaughter, Cori, asked me the other day,”Papa, how much longer are you going to live?” I had to chuckle because when you’re my age, people tend to be a little more diplomatic with questions like that. “Cori, dear,” I said, “why do you ask me that?” “Because I will be able to drive a [...]
