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DOWNLOAD NOW » Sports & Recreation. So if you’re like me, and don’t like to read long passages, this book is for you! Not sure that everyone has the moral compass of Coach Wooden to carry out his thoughts.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.One of my very favorite parts of this book is the quote For every part of life, even if you're not into basketball or sports at all, it teaches you and clears your mind. Mr.
The way Wooden stops and analyzes things that we look over every day is awesome! This book really makes your head run on some things. In this piece he provides you with information that will keep you level headed and how to keep an optimistic outlook on life. Coach Wooden's remarkable 10 national basketball championships in 12 years at UCLA speak for themselves.
He takes what anybody could be struggling with and shares how he handled it and what he learned from it from his personal experience.
John Wooden was a man from a home where the greatest accomplishment would be getting a college degree.
Wooden believed in the old adage that its not winning and losing that matter that its how you play the game. Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, In honest and telling passages about virtually every aspect of life, Coach shares his personal philosophy on family, achievement, success, and excellence. Beyond much of the typical "to thine own self be true" fuzz, the practical philosophy that made this man a winning machine comes out, and it turns out it was because he didn't care about winning. Excellent book with timeless advice. Wooden’s book, A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and off the Court, plays more into mental survival rather than physical. it motivates you to do better, be better,and treat people better as well as your self.Wooden also talks about love , relationships,This book is very positive. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
Many people know about the famous UCLA basketball coach John Wooden.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Doesn't give full stories examples behind each, so I found it a little hard to apply or let the lesson synch in.
While Wooden may have been a great coach, I think his friend the author has got him to do several of these books that say the same thing over and over again: Work hard, be honest, be disciplined etc etc. Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization That would be an inaccurate assumption as these were only tools to help illustrate a roadmap to living a life that has truth and purpose. It's time of great rivalry, wearing of team colors, and obsessing over the late...Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the CourtThis is a fantastic collections of insights from the greatest coach who ever lived about life. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
Wooden was taught valuable lesson by his father that he applied to life in general. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.Something went wrong. I have basketball books about him and thoughts from others, he was genuinely a great person as well as the best ever college basketball coach.
You might think that his book is all about basketball, but the book is not. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
He wanted preparation, preparation, and more preparation in order to give maximum effort, to fulfill every last ounce of potential. Wooden was a very successful individual that worked hard for his accolades. After reading the book Wooden by John Wooden with Steve Jamison I have been able to take a lot of new helpful information away from what John Wooden has provided his readers. Wooden has written many other books, but I've only read this one. He continued the book with mentions of many other qualities that a person must possess such as honesty, loyalty, and caring for others. John Robert Wooden is a retired American basketball coach. There is so much to admire about him. The lessons he learned as a child as well as the 20+ years as being a head coach of one of the most successful basketball programs caused him to be one of the most inspiring life coach a person could have been. it shows you and tells you how to carry you life in a very positive perspective. So if you are struggling with anything, he may just be your solution. This book consists of many short pieces put together that relate to the real world and tips to help After reading the book Wooden by John Wooden with Steve Jamison I have been able to take a lot of new helpful information away from what John Wooden has provided his readers. Basketball just happened to be the disciple that John Wooden applied his philosophy to that was noticed more than how he applied it towards being a member of a family.
Wooden shares his personal philosophy on family, achievement, success, and excellence. And then one would be a winner regardless of scoring less if you did everything possible to win but you played a superior talented team. The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership