A detailed biography that exposed more of wooden s inside game than he would have liked, written when he was at the peak of his career. A lifetime of observations and reflections on and off the court john wooden, steve jamison evoking days gone by when coaches were expected as much for their offcourt performance as for their success on the court, this unique and intimate work presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach john wooden. Publication date 1997 topics wooden, john r, basketball coaches, coaching athletics, conduct of life publisher lincolnwood, ill. A lifetime of observations and reflections on and off the court john wooden, steve jamison on.
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John wooden evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their offcourt performances as for their success on the court, wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach john wooden. If coach wooden used his principles outlined in this book, it is not hard to see why ucla basketball were so successful, although it did take many years before. A concise, free and complete summary of wooden john wooden s effortandintegrity focussed outlook on family, achievement, success and excellence. The book by john wooden and steve jamison called, wooden. A lifetime of observations and reflections on and off the court by john wooden online at alibris. Steve jamison the former basketball coach at ucla shares his personal philosophy on family, achievement, success, and excellence. First 20 pages lower corner pages moderate creasebend.
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