by Craig Impelman | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog
“Be most interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.” –John Wooden Coach Wooden believed a person would need a certain way of thinking if they wished to gain the cooperation of others in any endeavor. In his book with Steve Jamison, Wooden on...
by Cecilia Meis | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
Team Spirit is defined on Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success as “A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests of glory for the welfare of all.” Coach Wooden described team spirit this way: “The third block in the center of this...
by Craig Impelman | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog
Long before he won 10 NCAA men’s basketball titles with his UCLA Bruins, Coach John Wooden developed his famous Pyramid of Success as a visual to instruct his players on how to win on the court and in life. Related: Coach John Wooden Taught the Game of Life The...
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...
