John Wooden

In life it is important that you remember that you cannot give up on your goals. Accomplishing your goals can improve your personality and lead to a happy life. Goals are never easy to reach but by leaving them behind you are only letting yourself and others down. Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen, shows that it is important to have determination to achieve your goals.

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it takes to accomplish it.” Earl nightingale. The last time I set a goal in seventh grade I accomplished it even tho it took a lot of time and effort. My goals this year I would like to accomplish is keeping my grades up, getting better in science, and keep on doing good in math.

John Robert Wooden was nicknamed the Wizard of Westwood, as head coach at UCLA he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than

This is the story about Justin Anderson and his long journey. From High School all the way to Professional basketball. He started off at a high school in Montross Virginia called Montrose Christian High School. He was number 23 in High School and in his first year at UVA.

John Wooden was not only known for his work on the court but off the court too. At the age of 90, John co-wrote books with Steve Jamison. John won awards such as the Reagan Distinguished American Awards and Presidential

His first day there he felt nervous, but he just thought about basketball, he didn’t think about the school he just thought about basketball.He played his first game in college,he scored 22 points.He wore the shoes that game.He could have scored more but he was nervous about playing.He soon won a championship and he was the player of the year.In his senior in college he won another championship and he was 18 years old.He got drafted to the NBA to the

Writers Gardner and Wooden explain that an organization, its leader, and its followers can only be strong if there is an alignment of moral standards and values, as well as open communication. In Coach John Wooden’s book, he states that having high morals and values dictates the capabilities to make responsible and appropriate decisions, which constitute good character. Coach Wooden states, “a good explanation of character is simple: respect for yourself, respect for others, respect for the game, whether it’s basketball, business, or anything else” (Wooden, 2005, p.73). To simply explain, a leader who treats others with respect will attract followers who believe these same standards. Equally, John W. Gardner echoes Wooden’s statement

John Wooden too many is known as a successful basketball coach. He coached for Kentucky High School, South Bend Central High School, Indiana State Teachers College, and his most successful one, UCLA. He was known for teaching good habits to his players and that is what he used to be successful in his games and be an effective leader. In his book “Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization” he talks about how exactly he developed the steps to being successful. He gives us some of his experiences that he had and how it has hurt him or helped him and then explains to us how we can use it to be ourselves. It is from this that I learned that to be a successful leader, I should follow his steps. The ones that caught my attention where Good Values Attract Good People, Emotion Is Your Enemy, and Seek Significant Change. With these steps I realized that there was so much I could do to be a better leader.

In order to be successful academically there are some things we need to know, goal setting is one of them and maybe not a lot of us know how to meet educational goals without getting side tracked by other things that are going on in our life. I had no idea how much I needed to think about how I would help myself continuing my academic success until this general education class I had to take opened my mind to new ideas. Setting educational goal

My psychological strength is perseverance to attain worthy goals, to stay focused in the moment when it counts, to get the job done regardless of the setbacks, to remain true to myself and my team, to walk the talk, to be humble when attaining success and to remain dedicated, determined, and disciplined when experiencing setback, obstacles, and mistakes.

Jack Tobin explained in the book “They Call Me Coach: Foreword”, “John Wooden also represents the conquest of sacrifice, hard work, and commitment to achievements over the pipe dream that someone will just give you something or that you can take a pill or turn a key to what you want.” Dedication is really important. Dedication is having a passion for something. It's not only being good at it, it’s more like being great. Dedication leads you to success.

In high school he joined the basketball team, but he also played football so it was a tough schedule. He decided that his basketball was more important. He left the football team for basketball. He led his team to the championships.

John Wooden is a legendary basketball coach, best known for his UCLA dynasty, which won an unprecedented and unthinkable 10 national championships in 12 years. That stretch included an 88-game win streak and four perfect seasons. But Wooden’s proudest accomplishments are not those of which are collected in the annals of sports history. And they have little to do with winning or losing.

In Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, Wood tells a story about his life and work. From the beginning of his career at Microsoft to his life-changing decision to leave, and pursue his vision to educate the world’s children. Wood is the founder of Room to Read which is a charity organization that promotes literacy all over Asia and other parts of the world. They donate books, build schools, set up libraries, and fund students through scholarships. In his memoir he explains his journey and also emphasises on the importance of education and charity. He also explains how materialism is not fulfilling. Therefore, we should include Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood in our AP curriculum.

To achieve your goals, sooner than later, make an effort to surround yourself with people who have already attained the things that you desire and ask them what they did to achieve their goals.