Shulamit

“A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”
― John Wooden

“I wanted to win every single game I ever played in or coached. Absolutely. I wanted to win. But, I understood that ultimately the winning or losing may not be under my control. What was under my control was how I prepared myself and our team. I judged my success, my “winning,” on that. It just made more sense.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“I thought treating everyone the same was being fair and impartial. Gradually I began to suspect that it was neither fair nor impartial. In fact, it was just the opposite. That’s when I began announcing that team members wouldn’t be treated the same or alike; rather, each one would receive the treatment they earned and deserved.”
― John Wooden, Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization

“It is important for us to see that our mentors are human and therefore fallible; it makes our own shortcomings more tenable.”
― John Wooden, A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring