"Wizard of Westwood" John Wooden passed away the 4th of June.
John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach. Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (inducted in 1961) and as a coach (inducted in 1973), he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period while at UCLA are unmatched by any other college basketball coach.
He was one of my referent during my coaching experience.
I learn so much after reading his book “They call Me Coach” from John Wooden, with Jack Tobin (2003) McGraw-Hill Professional
The book begun by “Life is a united effort of many… “ … Education was part of his belief…the only road to success was through education
Learn as if you were to live forever
Live as if you were to die tomorrow
I recall from him John Wooden’s many of his sentences….
My personal best :
Success is peace of mind
which is a direct result of
Self satisfaction in knowing you did the best to become the
Best you are capable of becoming
I recall his magnificent Pyramid of Success.
which consists of philosophical building blocks for winning at basketball and at life.
– Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
– Flexibility is the key to stability.
– Be quick, but don’t hurry.
– Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do
– Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are
– It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit
– It is what you learn after you know it all that counts
– Enjoy the present hour, be mindful of the past and neither fear nor wish the approaches of the last
– Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there
– Young people need models, not critics
– Flexibility is the key to stability.
– Be true to yourself.
– Make each day your masterpiece.
– Help others.
– Build a shelter against a rainy day.
– Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self satisfaction in knowing you did the best to become the best you are capable of becoming
Thx Jacques, i am inspired by your articles from John Wooden, i will try best to be myself in teaching tennis.
Carl
tennis coach in Hong Kong