“I've always found the most tragic things funny. I was always the guy laughing at the funeral.” Quote by Andrew Gurland
“Every person under your supervision is different. They're all different. They're identical in most ways, but not in all ways. You have to study and analyze every individual under your supervision and try to work with them in a way that will be most productive.” WayTryingPersonsDifferentIndividualStudyProductiveIdenticalSupervision Author:John Wooden
“Lead, don't drive. And give credit. Don't blame. If an officer on your team suggested something and it worked well, give them credit. If it doesn't work well, you take the blame because you made the decision.” IfsGivingWellsMadeDecisionTeamBlameCreditOfficers Author:John Wooden
“I would not tolerate profanity from anyone, anytime. I'd blow the whistle, pull you from the court and put you on the bench and talk to you before I would put you back in.” CourtBlowTolerateBenchesProfanity Author:John Wooden
“Too many people look on outscoring someone as winning, I never tried to get that across to my players.” PeopleLooksWinningPlayer Author:John Wooden
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” IfsMenLifeEnoughYoungLuckyTravelParisYoung ManRest Of Your LifeUmpiresCity LifeFeastingFrance ParisCity LightsMoveable FeastGrace Under PressureGood French Author:Ernest Hemingway
“My bench never heard me mention winning. My whole emphasis was for each one of my players to try to learn to execute the fundamentals to the best of their ability. Not to try to be better than somebody else, but to learn from others, and never cease trying to be the best they could be; that's what I emphasized more than anything else.” TryingWholeWinningAbilityPlayerHeardFundamentalsCeaseBeing The BestEmphasisBenches Author:John Wooden
“Any structure must have a strong foundation. The cornerstones anchor the foundation. For some reason the cornerstones that I chose to begin with I never changed.” ReasonStrongChangedFoundationStructureNever ChangeAnchorsCornerstonesStrong Foundation Author:John Wooden