John Wooden

John Robert Wooden is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (1961) and a coach (1973). He was the first person ever enshrined in both categories; only Lenny Wilkens and Bill Sharman have since been so honored. He was the coach for UCLA winning 10 championships in 12 years. He is also famous for his pyramid of success.

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• Failure is not fatal but failure to change might be.
  • Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court

• Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow
  • They Call Me Coach, John Wooden, 1988
• The main ingredient of stardom, is the rest of the team.
  • They Call Me Coach
• Young people need models, not critics.
  • They Call Me Coach
• Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-give; be careful.
  • They Call Me Coach

Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.