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 | 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...
