John wooden

Lessons in Leadership: John Wooden

The UCLA basketball coaching legend talks about golf.

Confidence comes from being prepared. ~John Wooden

UCLA basketball coach John Wooden is nothing short of a legend. He led his teams to 10 NCAA tournament championships in the '60s and '70s, and when he passed

Jason Sudeikis often talks about the influence of Donnie Campbell, his basketball coach at Shawnee Mission West High School in Kansas. Campbell was highly influenced by and shared the wisdom of legendary UCLA coach John Wooden. Campbell referred daily to Wooden's "Pyramid of Success". In episode 1 of season 1, we see an autographed John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" hung on the wall as Lasso and Beard settle into their new digs. Sudeikis also talks about how he would use the pyramid when he…

Coach John Wooden, a.k.a. the “Wizard of Westwood,” is best known for his 27-year legacy at UCLA, where he led the Bruins to 10 NCAA national championships, and for coaching basketball legends such as Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But his words and practices about what it takes to win don’t [...]

They’re pretty simple but often forgotten. Make each person’s day a little brighter, look forward to new opportunities, and challenge yourself to take a positive viewpoint in everything…

John Wooden quote: Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."

Coach John Wooden led the UCLA Bruins to 10 NCAA basketball championships. My husband Ken and I got to know Coach Wooden; he was such a wonderfully humble Christian. At the age of 99, as he lay on his deathbed, his pastor asked him, “Coach, what’s been your guiding Bible verse all these years?” to