by Craig Impelman | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog
Young people need good models more than they need critics. This was a cornerstone of Coach Wooden’s approach to coaching and teaching. In his book Wisdom of Wooden, Coach explained the idea: In the 1940s, I wrote this reminder to myself of the responsibilities I...
by Craig Impelman | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog
I will get ready and then, perhaps, my chance will come. Coach Wooden learned this idea from Abraham Lincoln, who said, “I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.” In his book Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court...
by Craig Impelman | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” –Muhammad Ali The message is clear: Don’t worry about all the “what if” things that might happen. Concentrate on what you’re doing right now. For Coach Wooden, the focus was on the practice at hand, not the possible outcome...
by Craig Impelman | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
“Be more concerned with what you can do for others than what others can do for you. You’ll be surprised at the results.” –Coach John Wooden This quote of Coach Wooden’s reveals the attitude he used to approach every day of his life, reflected in this story: Tony...
by Craig Impelman | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog
“Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.” This favorite quote of Coach Wooden’s has been attributed to Samuel Johnson, a famous English author of the 18th century. The wonderful phrase...
