by Craig Impelman | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog
The future may be when you wish you had done what you are not doing now. This favorite idea of Coach Wooden’s is designed to cause us to think about how we are approaching our lives on a daily basis. There have been many articles written where older people are...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog
“Goals achieved with little effort are seldom worthwhile or lasting.” –John Wooden In July of 2009 Sporting News unveiled a list of sports’ 50 greatest coaches of all time, as selected by a panel of 118 Hall of Famers, championship coaches and other experts. John...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog
“Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.” –John Wooden This summarizes the way Coach Wooden believed we should all treat each other. Acting in this manner requires many great character traits. One of...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog
“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will be in torment if you do not trust enough.” –Frank Crane This quote by Frank Crane, who was a Presbyterian minister, speaker and columnist, was a favorite of Coach Wooden’s and a core value he used to approach...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 9, 2020 | Blog
“You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.” –John Knox Coach Wooden often referred to this idea with regards to being effective when providing discipline. Effective discipline has two elements: It does not antagonize and it does influence. Coach expanded...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog
“When success turns your head, you face failure.” –Coach Wooden This quote was not about handling adversity but rather about managing success. When Coach Wooden was asked: “You won 10 national championships, seven in a row. Once you started winning those...
