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Jan 16 2023

Coach Wooden and Me

“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.” (John Wooden)

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time scoring leader and a few years ago he wrote a book entitled “Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-year friendship on and off the court”.

John Wooden was the legendary basketball coach at UCLA when Kareem (then known as Lew Alcindor) played there.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: Coach wooden, connecting, John Wooden, kareem abdul-jabbar, labels, Lew Alcindor, Positive leadership, pyramid of success, Relationships, seek to understand, UCLA

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