Success Is in the Details

by Pat Williams, Jim Denney, Nan Wooden (Foreword)

For nearly 20 years, John Wooden ran scores of summer youth basketball camps, imparting wisdom and teaching skills to thousands of boys and girls between the ages of eight and fifteen. Most would not grow up to play professional or even college ball, but all of them found their lives changed by their interaction with the greatest coach who ever lived. In those camps, Coach Wooden also impacted hundreds of camp counselors and assistant coaches. This one-of-a-kind book shares their inspiring stories, highlighting six fundamental lessons from Coach Wooden for a life of success and unforgettable impact on others.

208 pages, Paperback

Published May 21, 2019

About the author

Patrick Livingston Murphy Williams was an American sports executive, who served as senior vice president of the Orlando Magic. Williams began his career as a minor league baseball player, and later joined the front office of his team. In the late 1960s he moved into basketball, with his biggest achievements being the 1983 title of the Philadelphia 76'ers and being a partner in the creation of the Orlando Magic.

Reviews

[Benjamin Barron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wooden is one of my idols, as he lived a life that every person on this planet should try their best to emulate, so any opportunity to read about him is a treasured experience for me. This book certainly is no exception. Great insights into his mind and his philosophies on life, basketball, morality, and everything in between. The author did a great job piecing together different interviews and accounts from treasured friends and players of Wooden’s into this book that really made every page become a mini college class for me, as I saw myself highlighting damn near the entire book it just had so many meaningful nuggets of expertise and insights into how to live a life like Wooden’s.

[Trevor Stearns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

What can I say a book about John Wooden and life equals time well spent! Highly recommend this as long you bring along a highlighter.