Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success: Building Blocks for a Better Life

Remember, results aren't the criteria for success — it's the effort made for achievement that is most important.

Sincerity may not help us make friends, but it will help us keep them.

remember why we discipline. We do it to help, to prevent, to correct, and to improve, but not to punish.

We don’t have to be superstars or win championships to reach competitive greatness. All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give our best effort and make those around us better as we do it. It’s not about winning. It’s about learning to give all we have to give.

Heavenly Father, help me to view the effort I give in every aspect of my life as a gift to You. Lord, teach me to work for You and not for people. I want to fulfill the plans You have for me—for Your glory. Thank You.

Solid respect without fear is what I was after. I wanted them to believe in themselves without being self-centered, intimidated or naive.

Even at 94, I want to be the best I can be, and hard work is the only way to make this happen.

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty (Proverbs 21:5).