Saturday, May 16, 2009

WOODEN'S DEFINITION OF SUCCESS

I am in a John Wooden mood this weekend. Spending my free-time rereading "Practical Modern Basketball." Written in 1966, it remains one of the best basketball books I've ever read -- Coach Wooden's principles have stood the test of time!

"True success can be attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing that you did everything within the limits of your ability to become the very best that you are capable of becoming. Therefore, in the final analysis only the individual himself can correctly determine his success. You may be able to fool others, but you can never truly deceive yourself, except, perhaps, for a short time."

"You must have patience and realize that all worthwhile objectives take time...In the search for success you will constantly find yourself beset with adversity and you must have faith if you expect to reach your goal."