by Craig Impelman | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog
University of California, Los Angeles freshman Lonzo Ball could be the hero in this tale, finding easy basketball success since he was a grade school kid. But his hero’s journey emerges when he is named one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Player of the Year...
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...
