Book Quote by Dick Vitale

John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.

— Don Yaeger

Coach Wooden, when he speaks, you listen. I've taken a lot of things from him and his little blue book because to him, it's…

— Kevin Love

I got to know Coach Wooden at the end of his life.

— Mark Frost

“During the toughest challenges in my life I’ve come to most appreciate all Coach Wooden means to me. The things he would say—“Don’t lie,…

— John Wooden

“Wooden was a very good fundamental coach. He was very good at planning practices. He was very good at the relationships with the players,”…

— Seth Davis

Wooden was the coach for the UCLA Bruins, arguably the greatest sports coach we ever had.

— Mark Frost

“Coach Wooden didn’t treat everybody the same; he treated people the way they deserved to be treated.”

— John Wooden

“Life was nothing more than a board game, and only those who realized they were the overlooking players, instead of the pieces on the…

— Jasun Ether

“Keeping vivid both the story of Pre and the truths Bowman held to be vital-namely, that we are all physical entities, that we all…

— Kenny Moore

“Life’s best coaches are those who believe in you and your potential, sometimes even before you do.”

— Lorii Myers

“A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”

— John Wooden

“UCLA basketball coach John Wooden told players who scored to give a smile, wink, or nod to the player who gave them a good…

— John C. Maxwell