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John Wooden is a legend. The coach of UCLA’s
Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway, Katie Yezzi • Practice Perfect

The sentiments above are John Wooden’s, the most successful coach in the history of college basketball. His teams won more consecutive games and championships than any others in history.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." John Wooden
Both exemplify the message of UCLA’s coach John Wooden: “I wanted players who had character, not players who were characters.
Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh • The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
A coach's primary job is preparation. John Wooden [arguaply the greatest coach in history] would oft quote Ben Franklin, telling his players, "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
Wooden would say to a player who was unhappy with his playing time*, "Young man, tell yourself, 'I will be prepared and then, perhaps, my cha
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