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damnUCLA's famed coach John Wooden dies at age 99
June 4, 2010 | 7:14 pm
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, whose teams won seven consecutive NCAA championships and had a record winning streak of 88 games, died Friday. He was 99.
Known as the "Wizard of Westwood," Wooden coached for 27 years at UCLA before retiring after winning his 10th NCAA title in 1975. His Bruin teams had a record 620 wins and 147 losses.
Wooden, known for his colorful statements, once said: "Talent is God given; be humble. Fame is man given; be thankful. Conceit is self given; be careful."
--Robert J. Lopez
WESTWOOD (CBS) ― Legendary Bruins basketball coach John Wooden is reportedly in grave condition at UCLA Medical Center.
It's understood that he hasn't eaten in the last couple days and is very ill.
Wooden is 99 years old and coached at UCLA from 1948–75 where he won 10 National Championships.
http://cbs2.com/sports/John.Wooden.hosp ... 31553.html
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How sad!
Hard to believe its been 35 years since he retired!
RIP Coach.
We need more good men like him.
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
For what it counts, my prayers will be with him.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/magazine/life_of_reilly/news/2000/03/14/life_of_reilly/
UCLA's famed coach John Wooden dies at age 99
June 4, 2010 | 7:14 pm
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, whose teams won seven consecutive NCAA championships and had a record winning streak of 88 games, died Friday. He was 99.
Known as the "Wizard of Westwood," Wooden coached for 27 years at UCLA before retiring after winning his 10th NCAA title in 1975. His Bruin teams had a record 620 wins and 147 losses.
Wooden, known for his colorful statements, once said: "Talent is God given; be humble. Fame is man given; be thankful. Conceit is self given; be careful."
--Robert J. Lopez
Wooden's one of those guys - I wish I'd shaken his hand. You know?
totally...i would have loved to meet him
Hell, that is a touching article.
Wooden will always rank right up there with Chick Hearn and Vin Scully as the great non-athlete icons in the history of Los Angeles sports. He will be dearly missed.
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
I don't think it is at all sad for him. It's much more sad for us, who have to lose a guy like Wooden. There aren't many like him left.
Most of his players have been successful in their lives, and they attribute this to the life lessons from the coach.
what a wonderful man he was
go join your wife finally JW, you deserve it
http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/po ... ove-letter
this sums the man up, be ready to cry
Boiler Up
Puh-leaze....Those guys aren't in the same category. Wooden is a basketball and coaching god. Those guys are great at what they did, but nowhere near Wooden's plain.
RIP John. Way to LIVE your Life!
Constant Recoil..Sometimes life, Don't leave you alone
When the anxious is the present, unwrap your gifts, take your time
John Wooden
great coach , great person
Of my innocence... got back my inner sense...
RIP Wizard of Westwood
I agree with you, man. Not trying to compare Wooden's coaching achievements to Hearn's or Scully's at all.
I guess I should have made my point clearer, which was that, in terms of the reverence of L.A. fans, Wooden is on the same plane with Hearn and Scully. Wooden is beloved here, and so was Chick and so is Vin. You may remember that Chick Hearn's funeral was televised live on multiple t.v. stations here. How often do you see that for an athlete, much less an announcer? I would guess that the same thing will happen for Wooden. Chick also has a statue outside Staples Center; again, I'm guessing Wooden will soon be given one, too, as will Scully (one day) outside Dodger Stadium.
Hell, Chick was just named the 7th greatest Laker of all-time by LA Times fan voting, ahead of guys like Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O'Neal. And he never played a second of basketball for them.
Anyway, that doesn't detract from Wooden's greatness or popularity at all, because all three men are at the top of the top when it comes to the amount of love given by fans here. He will be greatly missed.
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
"Never mistake activity for achievement."
"Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then."
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
"Be prepared and be honest."
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
"What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player."
"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."
"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."
"I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent."
"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"
"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."
"It isn't what you do, but how you do it."
"Ability is a poor man's wealth."
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."
"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights."
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."
"It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it."
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen."
"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."
"The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team."
"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."
"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."
Peace may you always rest in it.
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