One of the greatest coaches ever
Check out this great article the L.A. Times wrote about John Wooden:
99 Things About John Wooden
Three reasons to love John Wooden
2. Great Speaker
3. Great Person
Spotlight Book
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/23/2009)
I absolutely loved this book. Some great insight into the mind of John Wooden. Also has some great quotes and life lessons.
John Wooden at a Glance
John Robert Wooden (born October 14, 1910) is a retired American basketball coach. He is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (class of 1961) and as a coach (class of 1973). He was the first person ever enshrined in both categories; only Lenny Wilkens and Bill Sharman have since been so honored. His 10 NCAA National Championships in 12 years while at UCLA are unmatched by any other college basketball coach.John R. Wooden enshrined as a playerJohn R. Wooden enshrined as a coach
"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."
The Wooden Legacy
11-Season High School Coaching RecordYear Won Lost Pct.
Totals 218 42 .838
Two-Season Record at Indiana State
Year Won Lost Pct.
Totals 47 14 .778
27-Season Coaching Record at UCLA
Conference
Year Won Lost Pct.
Totals 316 68 .823
Full Season
Year Won Lost Pct.
Totals 620 147 .808
40-Season All-Time Coaching Record
40-Seasons Won Lost Pct.
Totals 885 203 .813
Coach Wooden's Accolades
1930-31-32 : All-American basketball player at Purdue.
1932 : College Basketball 'Player of the Year'
1932 : Big Ten Conference Medal for Proficiency in Scholarship and Athletics
1943 : All-Time All-American Basketball team, Helms Athletic Foundation
1960 : Inducted to the National Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player
1964 : Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, First Group
1964 : California 'Father of the Year'
1964-'67-'69-'70-'72-'73 : NCAA College Basketball 'Coach of the Year'
1970 : The Sporting News 'Sports' Man of the Year'
1971 : Friar's Club 'Coach of the Century'
1972 : Inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame, as a coach (first person inducted in more than one category)
1973 : Sports Illustrated 'Sports' Man of the Year'
1973 : UCLA Honorary 'Alumnus of the Year'
1973 : Whitney M. Young, Jr., National Urban League Memorial Award for Humanitarianism
1973 : Campbell College 'Honorary Doctorate of Humanities'
1974 : First Annual Dr. James Naismith Peach Basket Award for outstanding contributions to basketball
1974 : First Annual National Layman's Leadership Institute Velvet Covered Brick Award for Christian Leadership
1974 : First John Bunn Hall of Fame Service Award
1974 : California 'Grandfather of the Year' Award by National Father's Day Committee
1975 : California Sports Father of the Year Award
1984 : Inducted into the Indiana State Athletic Hall of Fame
1985 : Bellarmine Medal of Excellence. First sports figure to be honored following such figures as Mother Teresa and Walter Cronkite.
1993 : First CASEY Award for exceptional service in amateur athletics.
1993 : Sportslink 'Pathfinder Award' to Hoosier with extraordinary service on behalf of American youth.
1994 : Inducted into GTE/Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
1994 : Sports Illustrated '40 for the Ages'.
1994 : Landry Medal for Inspiration to American youth.
1995 : The Frank G. Wells Disney Award
1995 : Lexington Theological Seminary Service to Mankind Award.
1995 : Reagan Distinguished American Award.
1995 : AYA Humanitarian of the Year.
1995 : NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Sportsman Award
1996 : Given Sixth Victor Award from City of Hope
1998 : ICON Award, UCLA Center on Aging
1998 : Roy Firestone Award, Westcoast Sports Associates
1998 : Corvette Award, St. Vincent Medical Center
1999 : Named by ESPN as the Greatest Coach of the 20th Century
1999 : San Pedro Boys and Girls Club Sevice to Youth award
2000 : Naismith Men's College Coach of the 20th Century
2000 : Uni. of Louisville 'Honorary Doctorate of Public Service'
2001 : 25th Anniversary of the John R. Wooden Award
2002 : Charter Member, Pac-10 Hall of Honor
Great John Wooden Books from Amazon
Quick, what do you think of John Wooden?
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success
"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."
Wooden
"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights."
Wooden
"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. "
John Wooden on Amazon
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Jul 6, 2008 @ 12:58 am
- I'm a UCLA alum, so John Wooden is definitely one of my heroes! So good to see a lens on him. Congratulations on your new Squid Giant status. Squid Angel Blessed.
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- buraian buraian May 9, 2008 @ 12:49 am
- http://www.squidoo.com/ucla-vs-usc
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- buraian buraian May 9, 2008 @ 12:48 am
- If you're a Wooden fan, you might also be a fan of the debate lens I just made: UCLA vs USC. John Wooden was one of the major reasons this makes for such a great debate!
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