by Craig Impelman | Oct 18, 2016 | Blog
DALLAS — SUCCESS magazine has partnered with the John Wooden family, in a deal negotiated by IMG, for an unprecedented digital learning course based on the lasting lessons of one of the most successful basketball coaches in NCAA history. Wooden’s Pyramid...
by Cecilia Meis | Oct 13, 2016 | Blog
The team at SUCCESS is putting the finishing touches on an amazing John R. Wooden documentary event coming to TheWoodenEffect.com on Friday, October 14 in honor of Coach Wooden’s birthday. The documentary short entitled Coach: The Life and Legacy of John R....
by Craig Impelman | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog
John Wooden was a philosopher without even realizing it. His perfectly succinct and simple sayings inspired many thousands of young college basketball players at UCLA and many more individuals far and wide—many of whom never stepped foot on a basketball court to hear...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog
“Some people go through their lives like they are walking slowly into a swimming pool — the water hardly ripples. John Wooden wasn’t one of those people,” Coach Mike Krzyzewski wrote in the forward of A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring by Don Yaeger about...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog
Legendary basketball coach John Wooden taught more than the game—he taught life. A leadership icon, he was influential on the court and off, and his life lessons are unforgettable and timeless. “When you talk to John Wooden, you wouldn’t even know you were talking to...
by Craig Impelman | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog
John Wooden was arguably known as much for his motivational words and wisdom off the court as he was for his ability to win championships on it. Related:Timeless Lessons From John Wooden, the Greatest Coach of All Time The legendary UCLA men’s basketball coach...
by Craig Impelman | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog
John Wooden was the greatest coach of all time. During the last 12 years he was the head basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles, his teams won 10 national championships, including seven in a row. He built the model for consistently great...
by Craig Impelman | Oct 30, 2011 | Blog
My lesson today centers on a man who, in my opinion, was the best basketball coach—college or pro—to ever live: the great John Wooden. To most he was known as the “Wizard of Westwood,” the UCLA basketball coach who guided the Bruins to an unprecedented 10 national...
by Craig Impelman | Aug 26, 2010 | Blog
Fewer than two decades separate the birth of basketball in December 1891, when James Naismith nailed a peach basket to the wall in Springfield, Mass., and the birth of John Robert Wooden in October 1910. But his leadership, ethics and example would make him the game’s...
by Craig Impelman | Jun 30, 2008 | Blog
During his coaching career at UCLA, John Wooden shared numerous words of wisdom while he led the basketball team to an 88-game winning streak and 10 NCAA championship titles. But Wooden is equally famous for being a mentor and lifelong teacher, with several books...
