John Wooden is by far the greatest NCAA
college basketball coach of all time. During his time at UCLA, he
lead the Bruins to 10 National Championships in a 12 year period. His
team won a record 88 consecutive games and he was named National Coach
of the Year 6 times. He was also a 3 time All-American guard and a
member of Purdue's 1932 national championship team. A legend. A man
among boys. Through out his coaching years, Wooden based his core
values off his Pyramid of Success. John Wooden wasn’t satisfied with Webster’s definition of success. He felt like young people deserved a healthier definition, and then laid out for them the ingredients of success in this chart..
If we all take time to reflect on Coach Wooden's success model, we can see the cornerstones of his pyramid are: Industriousness and Enthusiasm. Nothing can ever replace the value of hard work and ambition. Coach Wooden did not coach to win games. He did not coach to be the best dynasty ever created. He coached his players to be better people, to be student-athletes, to be involved in the community and most importantly, to be bring out the best in everyone. Thank you for the great life lessons, Coach Wooden!
“Success is peace of mind which is
a direct result of self-satisfaction
in knowing you made the effort to
become the best that you are
capable of becoming.” JRW
a direct result of self-satisfaction
in knowing you made the effort to
become the best that you are
capable of becoming.” JRW
