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Coach Wooden Sparknotes

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Today we are going to review the book called Coach Wooden The 7 Principles That
Shaped His Life and will change yours By Pat Williams. The Book Coach Wooden is about his life and the stuff he did to get where he is at right now, Coach Wooden has said a lot of inspirational quotes that have changed and shaped a lot of people's lives. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was one of Coach Wooden's players and Coach had a valuable message for Kareem that made him choose to go to UCLA to play basketball for Coach Wooden and that message was
Basketball is temporary but knowledge is forever. Kareem said that was a moment that changed his life forever. One of Coach Wooden’s famous quotes is The best competition I have is against myself to become better. This quote is basically …show more content…

I think that quote is very powerful because it relates to people's everyday life like you have to be a better version of yourself everyday. Coach Wooden has always been taught to help people no matter what. Coach Wooden used basketball to touch so many people's lives by just using the seven basic principles . Those seven basic rules are 1. Be true to yourself. 2 Help others. 3 Make each day your masterpiece. 4 Drink deeply from good books, Especially the bible. 5 Make friendship a fine art. 6 Build a shelter against a rainy day by the life you live. 7 Pray for Guidance and Counsel, and Give Thanks for Your Blessings Each
Day. Coach Wooden was given those principles by his father who died in 1950. The book of
Coach Wooden has a bunch of inspirational quotes that anybody can apply to their lives. Coach
Wooden is a wonderful man and the story of his life and his faith is incredible to read. If you are interested in a book that teaches you this stuff I would highly recommend it. I'm only half way through the book and I already like this book because it gives me a whole different perspective on life like how I do stuff differently and how I think differently throughout my day. This

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