John Wooden
10.14.1910 - 06.04-2010
10 Championships as UCLA Coach between 1964-1975
88 game winning streak
0 losing seasons in 3 decades of coaching
Coach Wooden with Lew Alcindor aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Coach Wooden with Bill Walton
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John Wooden's 7 Point Creed
- Be true to yourself
- Make each day your masterpiece
- Help others
- Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible
- Make friendship a fine art
- Build a shelter against a rainy day
- Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day
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A hall of fame player before there was even an NBA.
Wooden as a player at Purdue
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Watch this TED video with Coach Wooden in 2001
A John Wooden quote on death from late 2008:
"I am very much at peace with myself. I'm not afraid of death. I'm at peace. Certainly as I get older, it's hard to... (long pause) I'm ready. I wish it would happen now. But I'm not going to try to hurry it. I'm not afraid of death. I've been so blessed in my life."
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Thank you Coach Wooden.
A man who gave us so much inspiration in basketball and in the bigger and much more important arena of life.
Peace, love & blessings to John Wooden.
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