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John Wooden

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Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.


— John Wooden


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Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.


— John Wooden


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Earn the right to be proud and confident.


— John Wooden


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I don't believe in fate.


— John Wooden


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I don't believe in praying to win.


— John Wooden


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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.


— John Wooden


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I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.


— John Wooden


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I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.


— John Wooden


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I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.


— John Wooden


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I'm not afraid to die.


— John Wooden


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Did you know about John Wooden?

He was also selected for membership in the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Wooden also authored a lecture and a book about the Pyramid of Success. He left it as a national powerhouse with 10 national championships--arguably the most successful rebuilding project in college basketball history.

Wooden was renowned for his short simple inspirational messages to his players including his "Pyramid of Success". Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood" he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period—seven in a row—as head coach at UCLA an unprecedented feat. As a player Wooden was the first to be named basketball All-American three times and he won a Helms National Championship at Purdue in 1932 seven years before the birth of the NCAA tournament.

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