Quotable Wooden: Words of Wisdom, Preparation, and Success by and About John Wooden, College Basketball's Greatest Coach (Potent Quotables)

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Summary: Great Read!!!
Review: Being a regular reader of Mr. Reger's newspaper column, I was excited to get my hands on his new book to see what he would select from Coach Wooden's vast collection of quotes and insights on life and basketball. As a UCLA graduate who unfortunately missed seeing Wooden coach, Mr. Reger has made it easy to imagine being at Pauley Pavilion during the Wooden era, cheering for the Bruins and taking in life lessons that have changed my personal outlook in many areas. I wholeheartedly suggest this book as an easy, casual read that will leave you feeling good and thinking positively.

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Summary: I loved this!!!
Review: I did not know much about John Wooden, but a friend gave me a copy, since I read alot, and I absolutely loved this book. It was well formatted, starting with his early years through his wife's passing, and the quotes used reveal so much about his work and personal ethics. You really begin to admire him for much more than his basketball legacy. I felt like I had a sort of personal brush with John Wooden when I was done, it stayed with me for quite a while. I highly recommend this book for anyone who admires or aspires to simple, yet strong ethics.

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Summary: Great Tribute to a Great Man
Review: I highly recommend this great, little book to anyone. Whether you are already familiar with the extraordinary life and career of Coach Wooden, or you are looking for a quick biography-like synopsis of Coach Wooden's incredible story, or even if you have never heard about Coach Wooden, this book can inform, inspire, and entertain you.

This book contains over 200 quotes by and about John Wooden, the greatest college basketball coach of all time (10 national championships in 12 years, including 7 in-a-row and an 88-game winning streak), and, more importantly, one of the greatest teachers of morals, character, and life values. As a long-time fan of Coach Wooden, I was impressed with how the selected quotes accurately captured the essence of Wooden the Coach, and Wooden the Man. The chapter titles provided a great working outline of Wooden's life and the teaching environments from which he has taught, and continues to teach, so many life lessons to so many people over the last 60+ years: Indiana Years, Early Westwood Days, Practices, Games, Dynasty, Teacher, Pupils, Philosophy, Retirement, Tributes, The Game Today, and Family.

Although best known for his accomplishments on the basketball court, by far Wooden's greatest contributions have been made off the court. Reger's skillful selection of personal snapshots and anecdotes from and for Coach Wooden truly show how positively influential one person can be in the lives of others. Reger accurately assessed Coach Wooden's character and influence and paid the ultimate compliment to Wooden the Man when he wrote, "This world would be a better place if there were more human beings like John Wooden."


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Summary: A brilliant book
Review: John Reger has done a masterful job in collecting a wonderful variety of John Wooden quotes and organizing them in a way that gives the reader doses of Wooden's wisdom on a variety of subjects. The book is a quick, easy read and the only negative thing about it is that it comes to an end so soon. After reading Reger's book, it makes it easy to understand part of what made Wooden such a great coach. He was also a teacher, a motivator and a man who believed and stood behind his principals. He taught about life as much as about basketball.