John Wooden coined his own definition of success. By the standards of
the Basketball Hall of Fame, his own success was unique. He is the only
person in history to be enshrined there twice, once as a player for
Purdue University, and again for his performance as coach of the Bruins
of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
In Coach Wooden's last twelve years as coach, UCLA won ten National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships. In the 27 years
he led the Bruins, they never had a losing season. Their record of 88
consecutive winning games will probably never be surpassed.
Among Wooden's players at UCLA were two titans of the game: six-foot-ten
Bill Walton, and seven-foot-plus Lew Alcindor, who later became one of
the great stars of the NBA under his Muslim name, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Despite the presence on his squad of such towering superstars, Coach
Wooden always credited his team's success to the spirit of selfless
teamwork he inculcated in all his players. "Always think of passing the
ball before shooting it," he told them.
Source: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/woo0pro-1
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