Born in 1910, Coach John Wooden was the first person to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player and coach, while ESPN ranks him as the greatest coach of all time, across all sports. In his 40 years at UCLA, he mentored legends such as Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Q. Who said true greatness is giving your best effort?
Mick Cronin
Table of Contents
- Q. Who said true greatness is giving your best effort?
- Q. What does this mean success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming?
- Q. What makes John Wooden a great coach?
- Q. What were wooden’s three rules?
- Q. Who wrote the pyramid of success?
- Q. What is Coach Wooden’s definition of success?
- Q. What are the two cornerstones most important part of the pyramid of success?
- Q. What did Wooden put right at the top of his pyramid of success?
- Q. What does wooden say about former players Conrad Burke and Doug McIntosh?
- Q. What is the purpose of the pyramid of success?
Q. What does this mean success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming?
Success is doing your best “True success is attained only through the satisfaction of knowing you did everything within the limits of your ability to become the very best that you are capable of being.” Wooden believed that making one’s own best effort was the best route to happiness: “Happiness is in many things.
Q. What makes John Wooden a great coach?
As a teacher, Wooden taught his students that academic success was about more than grades; As a coach, Wooden taught his players that a victory was about more than the number on the scoreboard. He cared deeply for the athletes he led and encouraged them to be winners on more than just the court.
Q. What were wooden’s three rules?
Among all the quotable quotes from the great and humble John Wooden, I was most impacted by his three simple rules for his players:
- No tardiness.
- No profanity.
- No criticizing your teammates.
Q. Who wrote the pyramid of success?
John Wooden
Q. What is Coach Wooden’s definition of success?
Based on his experiences as an athlete, coach, and teacher, Wooden defined success this way: “Success is peace of mind that is the direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
Q. What are the two cornerstones most important part of the pyramid of success?
Enthusiasm. The two cornerstones of my Pyramid of Success, Industriousness and Enthusiasm, provide strength individually but much more strength when combined as one. I described Industriousness: very hard work. But hard work is not enough.
Q. What did Wooden put right at the top of his pyramid of success?
It’s something like this: And I had blocks in the pyramid, and the cornerstones being industriousness and enthusiasm, working hard and enjoying what you’re doing, coming up to the apex, according to my definition of success. And right at the top, faith and patience.
Q. What does wooden say about former players Conrad Burke and Doug McIntosh?
I mention in my book, “They Call Me Coach,” two players that gave me great satisfaction, that came as close as I think anyone I ever had to reach their full potential: one was Conrad Burke, and one was Doug McIntosh.
Q. What is the purpose of the pyramid of success?
The Pyramid of Success is a roadmap to successful behaviors. It was developed by Coach Wooden, who used the Pyramid to train and develop the UCLA men’s basketball teams that won 10 NCAA Championships in 12 years (1964-1975).
