My Personal Best : Life Lessons from an All-American Journey
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071437924 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sports Illustrated said it best when they said: “There’s never been a finer man in American sports than John Wooden, or a finer coach.” In 2003 John Wooden was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was named ESPN’s “Greatest Coach of the 20th Century” and voted “#1 Coach of All Time” by The Sporting News.
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His millions of fans will cherish this definitive pictorial history of a living sports legend."John Wooden is a living legend because he practiced what he preached--the code of ethics which created America's strength."--Phil Jackson, head coach, Los Angeles Lakers"Most of what I know, what's made me a smart man, has come from John Wooden."--Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer"A man of John Wooden's accomplishments and integrity would stand out in any era, but now, almost three decades after he
Let's face it: there isn't much here that readers haven't heard a thousand times: work hard, be honest, value your family, have faith, and live by the Golden Rule. The "life lessons" he presents here are less about basketball than about incorporating some of that dignity and integrity into one's own life. From Booklist John Wooden, whose UCLA Bruins won 10 NCAA titles in 12 years, is the greatest college basketball coach of all time. Wes LukowskyCopyright © American Library Association. Still, college basketball fans will treasure the context Wooden brings to the familiar pieties. Certainly basketball fans will find a trove of wonderful anecdotes in these pages; after all, teaching the g