The point he proved remains engraved deep into all basketball fanatics’ hearts all over the world.

He has so many of the strong moral messages that anyone would hope to see or hear about in a leader, only with actual evidence to back up that he both did indeed live those values, and that it paid off.Being a part of Coach Wooden's team must have been a pretty special experience.

To be successful year in and year out, you have to make everything make sense to a collection of people with very different personalities and talents.

The farm did not have running water or electricity. 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. Prompt delivery. book; favorite.

Yes a lot of it is common sense, yes a lot of it is not new but what makes it great is the consistency of philosophy and personality through this book. You know John Wooden lived all these principles daily and the book is as if he were standing next to you. These include as a first tier: industriousness, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, and enthusiasm. Probably that motivated him throughout his career. Instead, he instilled in them habits, and asked them to use his training to match their potential each game. You know John Wooden lived all these principles daily and the book is as if he were standing next to you.

His fanaticism reached a new dimension if we take into consideration some his instructions related to – How to fold socks or clip fingernails. As a basketball coach, i could relate to alot of what coach Wooden talked about in this book. His exact words were “Only show commitment, play with eagerness and desire, the result will come at the end”. Yes a lot of it is common sense, yes a lot of it is not new but what makes it great is the consistency of philosophy and personality through this book.

As participants and contributors to Wooden's legacy, their words provide a revealing and personal perspective. The third tier: condition, skill, and team spirit.

Over the years, he's shared his leadership lessons in a variety of books, including one I recently read: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court. But many of the concepts I was already familiar with (possibly because his ideas have been dispersed and syncretized with similar ideas I've read) and the repetitive reinforcing style made it slow reading at times. Coach Wooden’s Leadership Game Plan for Success presents a unique opportunity to study under the man ESPN hails as “the greatest coach of the 20th century.” Practicing character-based leadership before the term was invented, John Wooden consistently led his legendary teams to victory and has since taught countless business leaders his fundamentals for achieving and sustaining success. He eschews the current idolatry of winning is everything and personal status is the measure of a persons worth. He is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (class of 1961) and as a coach (class of 1973). The family moved to a small town called Martinsville, Indiana. Coach taught Vallely what true loyalty was. by Steve Jamison. I tried to make every excuse that I could to avoid going.I’m glad Steve didn’t let me miss that moment. An incredible book on Leadership. His fame overshadowed everyone especially his colleagues; as a result of John’s basketball perfection and personal charisma. You don't have to be into basketball to get amazing value out of this book. Wooden, on the other hand, thought that everything on and off the court could create value – referring to the team performance. The framework, illustrated below, is composed of a number of qualities that build on each other and serve as reinforcement to achieve "competitive greatness". Sit back down, I am not tired. The greatest coach of the 20th century speaks...what else needs to be said? “Wooden on Leadership Summary” The famous basketball “celebrity” and coach John Wooden, realized that his coaching days are numbered when his name was associated with fame and glory.

The moment I was hired at LSU in March 1972, I immediately told myself, When it came to basketball, only one name was on the list: John Wooden. Was a gift so cannot comment on content.

He eschews the current idolatry of winning is everything and personal status is the measure of a persons worth. He stress the importance of fundamentals, contentiousness, humility, friendship, and striving for perfection. I even survived the death of my 12-year-old daughter because of the tools that he gave me. Numerous books, movies, and leadership training programs have been written about Coach John Wooden's legendary leadership. 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. He challenges the notion that winning is everything and most definitely disagrees with Ricky Bobby's philosophy of "If you ain't first, you're last." Wooden’s long-time assistant Steve Jamison contributes to this all-encompassing book by portraying, In other words, as much as he enjoyed watching and being a part of basketball, the celebrity status was a distant thing for him. 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. Some of his phrases are fun to quote to the students and they respond well to the pyramid of success Wooden developed. On Wooden summary sections throughout the book feature penetrating insights on Coach Wooden s leadership methods from players and coaches who worked with him during his career, including All-Americans Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gail Goodrich, and David Meyers and assistant coaches Denny Crum, Gary Cunningham, and Eddie Powell. He almost never looked at the score. UCLA had an undefeated streak that reached eighty eight consecutive games from 1973 to 1974.

I’ll be cheering for you.”The man was John Vallely, starting guard on two of UCLA’s championship teams, who went on to play two years in the NBA. On the court, the players followed his instructions to achieve balance, consistency and team cohesion.