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When Coach John Wooden graduated from eighth grade his father gave him a handwritten card and said, "Son, try to live up to this." On the card, his father had written seven simple yet profound life principles:Be true to yourselfHelp othersMake friendship a fine artDrink deeply from good books, especially the BibleMake each day your masterpieceBuild a shelter against a rainy day by the life you liveGive thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every dayThese principles were the key to Coach Wooden's greatness--and his goodness. Through powerful stories and pithy advice, this book shares the wisdom that made Wooden happy and successful. This inspirational and conversational book will encourage, challenge, and motivate readers to build these principles into their own lives.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 février 2011
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441214928
Langue	English

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© 2011 by Pat Williams
Published by Revell
a division of Baker Publishing Group
P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.revellbooks.com
Ebook edition created 2011
Ebook corrections 3.15.2013
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means for example, electronic, photocopy, recording without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
ISBN 978-1-4412-1492-8
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“I urge you to read this pertinent book and in Coach Wooden’s words, ‘discipline yourself so no one else has to.’”
Joe Maddon , Tampa Bay Rays manager
“I only spent three years at UCLA while Coach Wooden was still coaching, but I received a lifetime of positive influence from being around him. I leaned on what I learned from him many times throughout my career. Being able now to pick up Pat Williams’s new book, Coach Wooden , and refresh my memories of all the conversations I had with Coach Wooden is very stimulating to me. I’m positive that you will find this wonderful book as valuable and powerful as I have. Thank you, Pat Williams!”
Dick Vermeil , former Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, and Kansas City Chiefs head coach
“John Wooden has had more influence on my coaching career than any other person. I have always admired the fact that John could tell you not only what he did as a coach but also why he did it and why it was important to do it that way, better than any other coach I have known. He will be remembered for his tremendous coaching accomplishments on the court but even more for his faith, his character, and the influence he had on so many other lives. I highly recommend Pat Williams’s book.”
Tom Osborne , University of Nebraska athletic director
“This book is about the early years of the greatest basketball coach who ever lived. John Wooden not only taught his players about basketball, he taught them how to live and appreciate life. He was a hero not just to basketball fans but to everybody. I respected John Wooden as a great coach but more importantly as a great man.”
Tommy Lasorda , former Los Angeles Dodgers Hall-of-Fame manager
“We can never agree on who was the greatest player or coach in any sport, except for basketball. It’s Coach Wooden, hands down. Even better, he was the best of all the great ones off the court. He had no equal, as you’ll learn in this fascinating new book by his friend Pat Williams.”
Jim Boeheim , Syracuse University head basketball coach
“Coach Wooden had retired from coaching before I was born, yet he is one of the coaches whom I have most admired and studied. He left a long-lasting mark, not only on the game but on all of us striving to be better leaders. This book will explain how he did it.”
Brad Stevens , Butler University head basketball coach
“Coach Wooden has had a positive effect on my life, and after reading this book you will thank Pat Williams for keeping alive his philosophy and success principles.”
Lou Holtz , former Notre Dame University and University of South Carolina head football coach
“Coach Wooden’s coaching philosophy has played a major role in my basketball career. Now you can learn about the foundation of his life in this important book by Pat Williams. Drop everything you’re doing and start reading.”
Mike Krzyzewski , Duke University head basketball coach
“Pat Williams has done a great job in capturing the essence of John Wooden both the coach and the man. I enjoyed this book and you will too.”
Sparky Anderson , former Detroit Tigers Hall-of-Fame manager
“Pat Williams has spent a lifetime studying the success principles of his friend John Wooden. This new book is loaded with Wooden wisdom that will deeply impact all of us.”
Bill Parcells , Miami Dolphins executive vice president of football operations
“I have read a lot of Coach Wooden’s work, and it just makes so much sense to implement many of the principles that he has taught while he was coaching and during his retirement. This book may be the best of all.”
Mark Richt , University of Georgia head football coach
“I have an enormous admiration for Coach Wooden and his coaching philosophy. This book adds great depth to the legend of Coach. You will enjoy it immensely.”
George Karl , Denver Nuggets head coach
“John Wooden represented all the good qualities coaches are always teaching their young athletes. Coach Wooden was a master of getting people to perform at their maximum. This text will define why he was the greatest leader ever to grace the sidelines.”
Dick Vitale , ESPN college basketball analyst
“I have known both Pat Williams and Coach Wooden for a number of years. No one could tell the story of the greatest coach of all time better than Pat.”
Jim Calhoun , University of Connecticut head basketball coach
“Get ready for a terrific book based on the man who personified greatness and goodness. I loved Coach Wooden and you will too after reading this account of his life.”
Dick Enberg , Hall-of-Fame sports broadcaster
I gratefully dedicate this book
to Bill Bennett, longtime UCLA sports information director and faithful John Wooden disciple.
This book never could have materialized without Bill’s
insights, encouragement, and assistance.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Endorsements
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Common Man, a Leader’s Leader
2. Be True to Yourself
3. Help Others
4. Make Each Day Your Masterpiece
5. Drink Deeply from Good Books, Especially the Bible
6. Make Friendship a Fine Art
7. Build a Shelter against a Rainy Day by the Life You Live
8. Pray for Guidance and Counsel, and Give Thanks for Your Blessings Each Day
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Coach Wooden’s Legendary Record
Appendix 2: Woodenisms
Contact the Author
Back Ads
Notes
Foreword
A Fine Legacy
T he year was 1965, and Cazzie Russell and the Michigan Wolverines faced the UCLA Bruins in the NCAA finals. At the tender age of nine, I was a rabid Michigan basketball fan, and I thought Cazzie was invincible. I didn’t know anything about UCLA or the Bruins coach, John Wooden, even though the Bruins had won their first NCAA title the previous year.
Well, Coach Wooden unleashed his Bruins, led by Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich. My dad and I listened to the game on the radio, and I couldn’t believe what I heard: The Bruins crushed my beloved Wolverines 91–80, winning the NCAA championship for the second season in a row.
Over the years that followed, the legend of Coach John Wooden grew and grew. The Bruins not only won an incredible string of championships, but Coach Wooden’s teams also produced scores of marquee players who went on to stardom in the NBA. My own college and pro career took me into football instead of basketball, but I continued to be fascinated by Coach Wooden’s phenomenal success at UCLA. Each year, his roster would change and star players would graduate, yet the Bruins remained consistently successful. What was the single factor that never changed?
Coach John Wooden.
Whenever I read about Coach Wooden or saw him interviewed on TV, I could tell that there was an added dimension in his coaching style and his personality. He didn’t just coach teamwork and preparation and strategy. He coached character and attitude and ideals. I remember being impacted by a little three-line poem my high school coach gave me, which was ascribed to Coach Wooden. Though Coach Wooden doesn’t claim to have authored it, he certainly popularized it. The poem read:
Talent is God-given: be humble.
Fame is man-given: be thankful.
Conceit is self-given: be careful.
After my playing career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, I went into coaching and became a student of Coach Wooden’s coaching philosophy. I read everything that was written about him. I was impressed by the fact that Coach Wooden didn’t just teach basketball he taught life . He taught the fundamentals of good character, integrity, a strong work ethic, and teamwork all the qualities necessary to success in life. He taught as much by his example as by his words. Though he was demanding and put his players through rigorous workouts, he was never personally demeaning, he never disciplined in anger, and he never used profane language.
Coach Wooden proved that you don’t have to intimidate a player to motivate him or correct him. And while you are training your players’ minds and bodies, don’t forget to speak to their hearts. I was convinced that if the most successful coach in college basketball could be that kind of coach, then I could find success in coaching football by remaining true to my values and my Christian faith. And that’s what I set out to do.
I feel a great affinity with Coach Wooden. Like him, I was raised by parents who instilled in me the values and character qualities I needed for success and like him, I was raised in the Christian faith. I’m the man I am because of my father, Wilbur, and my mother, Cleomae, both of whom were educators. Dad always taught me, “You don’t have to do things the way other people do. If you go out and do it a different way, you’ll become a leader.”
A lot of people doubted that my style of coaching could win championships but all of that changed after Super Bowl XLI. I th