“He could talk with coach Wooden or a fan and you couldn't tell the difference.”
Joey Meyer
“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.”
“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”
John Wooden
“What Coach Wooden did was so special.”
Pete Carroll
“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
“Young people need models, not critics”
“Wow. This is a great award. This one just tops them all. Coach Wooden represents everything I've always stood for -- pride, integrity and trust.”
Jay Williams
