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 enlarge | Authors: John Wooden, Steve Jamison
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 43626
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 0071437924
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323092
UPC: 639785415817
EAN: 9780071437929
ASIN: 0071437924
Publication Date: April 9, 2004
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 Short, but Very Good May 10, 2006
I loved the book, but I would have liked for it to be longer. It is a very quick read but is full of wisdom from one of the best coaches of all time.
Old School Wisdom January 24, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This isn't a book about basketball, but about the foundations of success; not just for a team of ball-players, but for a family, an organization, and even a nation. There is a great deal of wisdom contained in these few pages.
The Wizard at His Finest! December 13, 2005
I do not think you will find a better sports biography in recent years than this one. John Wooden's story should be informative and inspirational for anyone, not just sports fans. This book chronicles both the professional and personal history of college basketball's all-time greatest coach and captures both brilliantly. Fantastic pictures, outstanding print and photo editing and an all-around edifying read that could easily be read within a day.
It is short, to the point, and tremendous! April 23, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is thin, short, full of pictures, a simple days read, and yet, it is packed with content. This is a journey to the core of Wooden's life. It is simple but complex.
In this book you will read about the central concepts that goverened Wooden's life from childhood to his success(s) at UCLA. He skips the details and goes right for the meat in this book. He tells the reader what exactly he learned, at each point along the way, and then we move to the next item of business. There are some fun pictures, a few interesting stories, but tons of little life "philosophies" that make the read worth it.
If you are interested in cutting away the sometimes bulky biography-type text that can follow a wonderful coach and man, and get right to the core of his life's experience, this is the book for you. It is for all ages, all interests, and should take you no time to read.
This is not an extensive biography, but an extensive course in Wooden principles learned in his life.
A must read for any sports fan! January 4, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
A little background on John Wooden: he coached the UCLA Bruins to 10 national basketball titles in 12 years . . . even if you're not a hoops fan, imagine any team--high school, college or pro--ever doing that, and you'll realize that it's virtually an impossible task . . .yet Wooden managed to accomplish it, at times with such great players as Kareem Abdul Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and Bill Walton; at other times with guys you probably never even heard about.
So that's why I jumped at the chance to read MY PERSONAL BEST:
LIFE LESSONS FROM AN ALL-AMERICAN JOURNEY that Wooden wrote with Steve Jamison . . . it was excellent and a "must" read for any sports fan, coach or parent of an athlete . . . adding to my enjoyment were rare, never-before-seen pictures from Wooden's private collection.
You might not learn anything that you haven't heard before, but that's much of what made Wooden such a great coach--and man . . . he stuck to the basics, believing that if his players practiced them, they would succeed . . . no detail was considered insignificant; for example, he
planned practices down to the exact minute on three-by-five inch cards and in notebooks "so there was never any standing around waiting for something to happen."
He also was a big believer in the use of maxims and mottos, tacking them on the bulletin board . . . among them:
Discipline yourself and others won't have to,
Respect every opponent but fear none,
The best way to improve your team is to improve yourself,
Do not mistake activity for achievement,
It is amazing how much we can accomplish when non one cares
who gets the credit, and
Time spent getting even would be better spent getting ahead.
As Wooden notes, "Some might say these are corny expressions, but I believe the messages they contain are true and have a positive impact on those who read them."
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