John Wooden (1910–2010)
Autore di Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
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John Wooden is one of two men to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame twice--as a player & as a coach. He was named "Coach of the Century" by ESPN, California "Father of the Year" in 1964, Sports Illustrated's "Sportsman of the Year" in 1973, & AYA Humanitarian of the Year in 1995. He lives mostra altro in Encino, California. (Publisher Provided) John Wooden was born in Hall, Indiana on October 14, 1910. He received a degree in English from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he helped lead the Boilermakers to the 1932 National Championship and was named All-Big Ten and All-Midwestern (1930-32). After college, he spent several years playing professionally with the Indianapolis Kautskys, Whiting Ciesar All-Americans, and Hammond Ciesar All-Americans while teaching and coaching in the high school ranks. During World War II, he served for nearly three years in the Navy. He became one of the most successful basketball coaches ever, winning 10 NCAA national championships in 12 years for UCLA. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player in 1961 and as a coach in 1973. He wrote numerous books during his lifetime including Wooden (1997), My Personal Best (2004), They Call Me Coach (2004), Wooden on Leadership (2005), The Essential Wooden (2007) and Coach Wooden's Leadership Game Plan for Success (2009). He died of natural causes on June 4, 2010 at the age of 99. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Congressman Brad Sherman's office
Opere di John Wooden
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Wooden, John
- Nome legale
- Wooden, John Robert
- Data di nascita
- 1910-10-14
- Data di morte
- 2010-06-04
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Hall, Indiana, USA
Centerton, Indiana, USA
Martinsville, Indiana, USA
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (mostra tutto 8)
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Istruzione
- Purdue University (BA|English)
Indiana State University (MA) - Attività lavorative
- basketball coach (college)
basketball player
Head Coach of the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team (1948-1975)
Head Coach of the Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team (1946-1948) - Organizzazioni
- University of California, Los Angeles
Indiana State University
Fellowship of Christian Athletes - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2003)
John R. Wooden High School
John R. Wooden award (named for)
Coach John Wooden Post Office
Head Men's Basketball Coach Emeritus at UCLA
College Basketball Hall of Fame (Coach|2006) (mostra tutto 9)
Basketball Hall of Fame (Player|1960)
Basketball Hall of Fame (Coach|1973)
Bellarmine Medal (1987)
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Recensioni
Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning… di John Wooden
A must-read for fans of micromanagement and paternalism.
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There's some great advice in this book. The problem is there's some other persons work in this book that throws this book off. Coach Woodens part is why I read this book. If I could rip out the other persons parts in this book it would be a five star book to me.
There are not enough stars for this book. Yes a lot of it is common sense, yes a lot of it is not new but what makes it great is the consistency of philosophy and personality through this book. You know John Wooden lived all these principles daily and the book is as if he were standing next to you. I always struggle taking advice from sports book in to the real world as the principles are frequently not transferable or as effective outside the sports arena- but there is plenty of good advice if you want to listen.… (altro)
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- Opere
- 28
- Utenti
- 2,034
- Popolarità
- #12,636
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 16
- ISBN
- 63
- Lingue
- 3