1. Discipline yourself and others won't need to.
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
2. Don't mistake activity with achievement.
3. Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success: Building Blocks for a Better Life
4. Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
5. There is nothing stronger than gentleness.
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court