“What Mike has done is certainly in the same category as what John Wooden did. It's an awfully, awfully impressive thing in today's world.”
Jim Boeheim
“Young people need models, not critics”
John Wooden
“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.”
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”
“ John Wooden said the best teacher is the bench, ... If I go that route, and I haven't decided, it won't be because I'm angry. It will be that we have to grab some people's attention. The only way to get people's attention is with playing time.”
Sam Mitchell
“Coach [John] Wooden used seven players at UCLA. Coach [Denny] Crum used to say, 'The more moving parts you have, the greater the chance you have for a breakdown.' I think there's a lot of veracity to that.”
Skip Prosser
“You should have gone with coach to the Final Four. He would stop to talk to John Wooden, and he would talk to a fan. And you couldn't tell the difference.”
Joey Meyer
