by Craig Impelman | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog
“Fairness is giving all people the treatment they earn and deserve. It doesn’t mean treating everyone alike.” –John Wooden This statement was a cornerstone of Coach Wooden’s leadership style. The idea was made clear in Coach’s annual preseason letter to the team. The...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog
“Be slow to criticize and quick to commend.” –John Wooden This bit of advice from Coach Wooden is reflective of his own coaching style. In 1975, two professors of psychology, Roland Tharp and Ronald Gallimore, attended 15 of Coach Wooden’s practices at UCLA and...
by Craig Impelman | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
“If I am through learning, I am through.” –John Wooden This favorite quote of Coach Wooden’s reflected his dedication to being a lifelong learner. Coach was 98 when Alan Castel, a UCLA assistant professor of psychology, interviewed him about aging. “When asked about...
by Craig Impelman | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” –John Wooden This quote of Coach Wooden’s is reflected in the lives of countless people with amazing stories. Here are just a few examples: Leonardo Del Vecchio was born to a poor...
by Craig Impelman | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” –John Wooden As I sat down to begin writing this, I decided I would get myself a nice cold glass of pomegranate juice. Having removed the bottle from the refrigerator, I gave it a few good...
