Comments on: In Memory of John Wooden http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/ Helping to Change the World Word by Word Thu, 17 May 2012 03:49:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jim Rubart http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Jim Rubart Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:18:47 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-662 Steve, you gotta be in the game! Who am I going to do the pick and roll with if not you! (Our skills will improve once we get our perfected bodies.) Jim Steve, you gotta be in the game!

Who am I going to do the pick and roll with if not you! (Our skills will improve once we get our perfected bodies.)

Jim

]]> By: Teri Dawn Smith http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Teri Dawn Smith Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:08:31 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-660 Jim, I'm gonna be on the sidelines in heaven watching that pick up game and doing some heavenly cheering. Jim, I’m gonna be on the sidelines in heaven watching that pick up game and doing some heavenly cheering.

]]> By: Jim Rubart http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Jim Rubart Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:30:08 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-659 I'm with Teri. So cool that you had that time with Wooden. I played basketball all growing up and followed his legend. Looking forward to a pickup game with him and you in heaven. I’m with Teri. So cool that you had that time with Wooden. I played basketball all growing up and followed his legend.

Looking forward to a pickup game with him and you in heaven.

]]> By: Teri Dawn Smith http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Teri Dawn Smith Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:55:51 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-652 Oh my word! I can't believe you had the privilege of being coached by John Wooden! Since I coached varsity girls basketball for a number of years, he's one of my ultimate role models. What a wonderful memory for you. His legacy will live on. Oh my word! I can’t believe you had the privilege of being coached by John Wooden! Since I coached varsity girls basketball for a number of years, he’s one of my ultimate role models. What a wonderful memory for you. His legacy will live on.

]]> By: Michelle ule http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Michelle ule Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:13:21 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-644 Thanks for sharing Steves memory. Three generations of UCLA grads in my family were touched by Coach Woodens legacy--one of my first published stories the same year as Steves experience, was about Woodens reflection on his faith. A wonderful servant of God. (I'm in Italy with spotty Internet. This and WorldMagBlog are all I've seen.) Thanks for sharing Steves memory. Three generations of UCLA grads in my family were touched by Coach Woodens legacy–one of my first published stories the same year as Steves experience, was about Woodens reflection on his faith. A wonderful servant of God.

(I’m in Italy with spotty Internet. This and WorldMagBlog are all I’ve seen.)

]]> By: Terry Burns http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Terry Burns Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:31:31 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-642 It is evident he had another legacy in the impact that he made on your life, and I'm sure on the lives of many others that came under his tutelage. It is evident he had another legacy in the impact that he made on your life, and I’m sure on the lives of many others that came under his tutelage.

]]> By: Cindy Woodsmall http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Cindy Woodsmall Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:03:40 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-641 Fabulous post. His life and quotes are worthy of taking to heart. Thanks for sharing, Steve. Fabulous post. His life and quotes are worthy of taking to heart. Thanks for sharing, Steve.

]]> By: Steve http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Steve Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:32:53 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-639 Yes, he is. The first man to be inducted in the Hall of Fame as both a player and then separately as a coach. Amazing. Yes, he is. The first man to be inducted in the Hall of Fame as both a player and then separately as a coach. Amazing.

]]> By: Rebecca LuEllaMiller http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Rebecca LuEllaMiller Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:00:48 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-638 What a great post, Steve. I love an "insider's" look. The man was greater than the coach and the coach was the best in the business. And the player? We so often forget that he was such a high caliber athlete. Isn't he in the Hall of Fame as both a player and coach? Becky What a great post, Steve. I love an “insider’s” look. The man was greater than the coach and the coach was the best in the business. And the player? We so often forget that he was such a high caliber athlete. Isn’t he in the Hall of Fame as both a player and coach?

Becky

]]> By: Susy Flory http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-636 Susy Flory Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:06:25 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-636 Steve, thanks for taking the time to share this snapshot of Mr Wooden. What an amazing man! When I was in school at UCLA in the late 80s, his name was still spoken of using only hushed tones. What a talented and humble man, a wonderful teacher and competitor, and a testament to the power of the Gospel lived out on the basketball court. (Love the picture, too!) Steve, thanks for taking the time to share this snapshot of Mr Wooden. What an amazing man! When I was in school at UCLA in the late 80s, his name was still spoken of using only hushed tones. What a talented and humble man, a wonderful teacher and competitor, and a testament to the power of the Gospel lived out on the basketball court. (Love the picture, too!)

]]> By: Steve http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Steve Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:22:45 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-631 Here are some of Wooden's most famous sayings, compiled by CoachWooden.com: ---= "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." ---= "You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one." ---= "What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player." ---= "If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes." ---= "Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." ---= "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." ---= "It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen." ---= "Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." ---= "Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." ---= "Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts." ---= "Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." ---= "Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then." ---= "A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment." ---= "Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights." Here are some of Wooden’s most famous sayings, compiled by CoachWooden.com:
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“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

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“You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.”

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“What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.”

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“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.”

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“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”

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

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“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”

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“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”

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“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”

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“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.”

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“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”

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“Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.”

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“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

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“Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.”

]]> By: Jane Teacher http://stevelaube.com/in-memory-of-john-wooden/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Jane Teacher Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:48:56 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=691#comment-629 This is very sad news. Great man, great coach. I will miss him. This is very sad news. Great man, great coach. I will miss him.

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