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John Wooden: The Most Influential Coach Of All Time

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John Wooden is known as one of the most influential coaches of all time. In his 30-year career at UCLA he accumulated nearly 700 victories and ten national championships as a Division 1 NCAA basketball coach. Wooden is famous for his extraordinary leadership abilities as well as his leadership style. Wooden stated, “Good coaching is based purely in leadership” (Wooden, 2005, pg. 13). The importance of leadership as a coach is such a teacher in a classroom, or a General in a war. The coach pushes athletes mentally and physically. A great coach will find ways to reach inside the heart of an athlete and get the very best out of them. They motivate, create opportunities and instill a level of perseverance that will put a team at a high level of
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