For those who believe in the “Team” concept instead of the “Me” attitude that has seemingly taken over modern sport, we offer these words from John Wooden, found in Wooden, by Steve Jamison. No UCLA basketball player’s number was retired while...
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"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
Wooden on Mentors
Most of us know by now that John Wooden was one of the world’s greatest teachers, leaders and coaches. Have you ever wondered what he had to say about those who coached him in his youth? Here is Coach Wooden...
Wooden on Parenting and Coaching
Because our mission at CoachDeck is to improve the quality of volunteer-parent coaching, who better to weigh in on the role of parents as life coaches, than John Wooden?“I think parenting and coaching or teaching are the same thing. And...
Wooden’s Nine Promises that can Bring Happiness
As youth coaches, our jobs are to do more than just coach the X’s and O’s. Great coaches try to instill character, sportsmanship, work ethic and other qualities in their players. No one better exemplified this than John Wooden, whose...