Diving into the life, lessons, and greatness of John Wooden  from Seth Davis' book, Wooden: A Coach's Life

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2:30 - His Fathers Advice 

Never lie, never cheat, never steal. Done whine, don’t complain, don’t make excuses

7:00 - Early Lesson

When you don’t have much, you do

8:10 - Success Origin

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming

12:40 - Mistakes = Winning

The team that makes the most mistakes usually wins the game - Peggy Lambert

22:50 - Be an Honorable Man

You have to earn the right to be confident

25:20 - Little Things = Big Things

Little things add up, and they become big things. That's what I tried to teach my players in practice. You’re not going to make a great improvement today. Maybe you’ll make a little but. But tomorrow it’s a little more, and the next day a little more.”

27:30 - Have I Been Fair?

All I want to know is, have I been fair. Not have I been right, because I know I haven’t always been. But have I been fair? I think I have. I always remember to do my best, and I have peace of mind

28:45 - Office Credo

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

29:00 - One Final Note

“I’d like to be remembered as a person who tried to do his best.”

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