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OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
Definitely some teary eyes right here.
I'm young. Never met the guy. But he's had an impact on my life and I've learned to take his lessons to heart. There is no doubt about his character. That story about writing every month to his wife...:(.
No doubt he is resting in peace.
I'm young. Never met the guy. But he's had an impact on my life and I've learned to take his lessons to heart. There is no doubt about his character. That story about writing every month to his wife...:(.
No doubt he is resting in peace.
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CentralMOBuck
Assistant Coach
RIP, to one of the greatest minds the basketball world has ever seen.
Just heard some interesting stuff on ESPN about Wooden.
1. Dick Vitale said when he was coaching HS basketball he used to write letters to college coaches asking them for advice on what to tell his kids. Wooden was one of the only ones who would write back.
2. The most money he ever made in a year at UCLA was $35,000. I know the times are different, but I still find that incredible. Coaches today most likely won't even get a sniff of the level of success he had.
Just heard some interesting stuff on ESPN about Wooden.
1. Dick Vitale said when he was coaching HS basketball he used to write letters to college coaches asking them for advice on what to tell his kids. Wooden was one of the only ones who would write back.
2. The most money he ever made in a year at UCLA was $35,000. I know the times are different, but I still find that incredible. Coaches today most likely won't even get a sniff of the level of success he had.
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From my perspective - greatest coach of any kind, ever.
Wholly apart from that...
Wholly apart from that...
Enjoy your reward Mr. Wooden. You've earned it.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'
The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest "Woodenisms."
Jeff Lewis/US PresswireWooden's wisdom has withstood the test
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."
"Never mistake activity for achievement."
"Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then."
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
"Be prepared and be honest."
"Be quick, but don't hurry."
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
"What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player."
"Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character."
"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."
"I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent."
"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"
"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."
"It isn't what you do, but how you do it."
"Ability is a poor man's wealth."
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."
"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings and the feelings of others before your own rights."
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."
"It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it."
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen."
"Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."
"The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team."
"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."
"Success is never final; failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."
Entire article: John Wooden's greatest quotes - ESPN
The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest "Woodenisms."
Jeff Lewis/US PresswireWooden's wisdom has withstood the test
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."
"Never mistake activity for achievement."
"Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then."
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
"Be prepared and be honest."
"Be quick, but don't hurry."
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
"What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player."
"Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character."
"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."
"I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent."
"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"
"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."
"It isn't what you do, but how you do it."
"Ability is a poor man's wealth."
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."
"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings and the feelings of others before your own rights."
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."
"It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it."
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen."
"Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."
"The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team."
"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."
"Success is never final; failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."
Entire article: John Wooden's greatest quotes - ESPN
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