John Wooden was more than a coach.
— Greg Berge (@gb1121) July 29, 2025
He was a master teacher.
His book, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and off the Court, is a second Bible for me.
Here are 20 of the most powerful concepts from Coach Wooden:
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Coach John Wooden is in the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. Only four people are enshrined as both players and coaches - Wooden, Bill Sharman, Lenny Wilkens, and Tom Heinsohn. Heinsohn used to be in Melrose a lot to golf at Bellevue.
Warren Buffett uses the 25-5 principle. Make a list of 25 possibilities and edit to a manageable "best" list. Here are three worth considering:
1) "Make each day your masterpiece." (from Wooden's dad, Joshua)..this is similar to the Fourth Agreement, "Always do your best."
2) "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." My favorite parts of coaching were developing relationships with players and families and practice. (uses the rhetorical principle of chiasmus, such as "ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy inauguration 1961
3) "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." (Be a lifelong learner)
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