A few words from Coach John Wooden

[Originally posted a couple of years back in a closed community blog]

Happiness begins where selfishness ends.

Discipline yourself and others won’t need to.

Surround yourself with strong opinionated people.

Tell the truth. That way you don’t need to remember a story.

Don’t let making a living prevent you from having a life.

Do not permit what you cannot do to interfere with what you can do.

Be slow to criticize and quick to commend.

Give credit to others, but accept blame yourself.

The time to make friends is before you need them.

Treat all people with dignity and respect.

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.

I’d rather have a player that makes the team great, than a great player.

Make every day your masterpiece.

John Robert Wooden is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (Class of 1961) and a coach (Class of 1973). He was the first person ever enshrined in both categories; only Lenny Wilkens and Bill Sharman have since been so honored. He is widely regarded as the greatest college coach in history and his 10 NCAA National Championships while at UCLA are unmatched. [Source: Official Site of Basketball Hall of Fame]

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