Yes, I was wrong, but he handled it with graciousness and used it to teach me a When you studied him from afar, there was a seriousness about him, but in a situation like that, he got a kick out of it and reacted with just the right touch. The books is divided intro three sections, the first presents and explains John's foundation of leadership, the pyramid of success. He almost never looked at the score. Life Wisdom from Coach Wooden: Inspiring Thoughts from the UCLA Coaching Legend by John Wooden 4.26 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions We’d love your help. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
He stress the importance of fundamentals, contentiousness, humility, friendship, and striving for perfection. Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden shares excellent examples of dedication, preparation and commitment.
He came out to my car and walked up to me. book; favorite. He was the first person ever enshrined in both categories; only Lenny Wilkens and Bill Sharman have since been so honored.
John Wooden stood out because of his stance on issues and the way he led his team. The farm did not have running water or electricity. It's alright, but Bill Walsh's "The Score will Take of Itself" is much much better. I know that somewhere up there, my daddy is laughing.
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success His mind wasn’t thinking of other things. I'd give 5 stars for the ideas in this book and I'm sure that some readers will get 5-stars worth of enjoyment/instruction from this book. He reminded me it was just not enough to have trophies and win championships; we have to I know I have nothing to compare it to, but it was pretty special having the daddy I had. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't Exceptional book on leadership. His exact words were “Only show commitment, play with eagerness and desire, the result will come at the end”. These words were indeed a remedy for the players because he didn’t put any pressure on their performance.
The straightforward way consists of – winning shots, athletic metaphors, game time pep talks, personal experiences, and other casual situations. How I admire his life’s work and concept of what it really means to win!”Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App.
The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership Victory is secondary; a win is a consequence of sacrifice on the court. What if John Wooden had taken the Gophers basketball job in 1948? Morgan Wootten R.I.P. He is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (class of 1961) and as a coach (class of 1973). by Steve Jamison. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2015 This refreshing, and unique book confronts any superficial ideas even if they are related to legends like According to many, John Wooden is the greatest basketball college coach of all time. You always win when you make the full effort to do the best of which you’re capable. John Wooden’s goal in 41 years of coaching never changed; namely, to get maximum effort and peak performance from each of his players in the manner that best served the team. I just think it could have been much shorter, though repetition of key concepts is an important technique Wooden utilizes in coaching to reinforce learning.
Perhaps because it was a book about Leadership and not an autobiography, he paints himself as an icon of purity. He was never too big or too busy, and he Ironically now that he has passed, I get asked to do events as his daughter, and people ask me for a picture. While attending high school he met his wife Nellie Riley. 04.07.20. I enjoyed the fact he included some of his mistakes and failures. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2014 Just wonderful!Wooden had a great number of lessons that he shared throughout his book on leadership, but his attitude towards winning and losing was one of the biggest takeaways. Now go on and have a great time, and remember the importance of What a lesson.
They must know the potential of those they lead, and they must know where to lead them.
Application of those lessons, like all developmental books, is the key to success. His team went 218 to 42 in his eleven years as coach. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Lessons on Leadership from John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success.
If you're into leadership and want to hear what works from the best leader any sport has ever seen , give this book a read! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2013 He had high expectations for his teams, but not so that they wouldDespite being so heavy-laden with tactics and strategies for basketball, I found this book to be valuable for understanding what it takes to lead a team. Coach Wooden models consistency, integrity, honesty, hard work, character, camaraderie, discipline, inclusion and self-actualization. They must be positive and encouraging, rather than harsh, dismissive, critical or condemning. On the court, the players followed his instructions to achieve balance, consistency and team cohesion. Coach wasn’t part of the interviews, but you could feel him in the process. Naturally, that means lots of basketball talk. That’s not why I read his book. Probably that motivated him throughout his career. Wooden's concepts helped me to teach the high school athletes under my guidance with his strict behavioral expectations, but I mix in a bit more leniency. There are a lot of books that I read and think I should read it over again sometime for all the information to sink in. As participants and contributors to Wooden s … In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. He then went to teach at South Bend Central High School. Coach Wooden loved that part; you could see and feel it.Another thing I watched and learned from him was poise.