wooden loved coaching him. bill walton, we know him as a television commentator now. at the time, he had a speech impedement and was shy. wooden was very progressive and quite liberal in terms of his political beliefs, more liberal than people might now. he opposed the vietnam war because he opposed all wars. he didn t think it was right to occupy the intersection of streets because what happens if an ambulance needs to get through. it s very hard to adapt and be able to relate to young college students. it caused wooden a lot of stress and a lot of health issues. he was at a stressful time in
written by seth davis who s a good guy even though he went to duke. tell us why he was such an amazing coach? it s duke versus say is he h great players and that was what was the case towards the end of his career. it took him 16 years to win his first national championship at ucla. wooden was a teacher. he was a great teacher. he prepared his players in practice. he taught them how to play. when the game came around to them, he told them don t look over at the bench. he was a teacher. he taught his kids how to play. when game night came, that was their final exam. you have to have a genius in dealing with people. he had to have a phd in dealing
he was extremely competitive. he was tough on referees. he lived a complicated life. i address in this book, sam gilbert, who was a booster who lavished a lot of favors on the players who were in violation of the rules. it s not to take him down by any stretch. john wooden was not a perfect man, but he was an extraordinary man. we re all a lot more complicated than maybe like the first layer of media coverage might indicate. the second most storied player to play under wooden was bill walton. wooden was this conservative, religious guy. who was the what was their relationship like? complicated.
former ucla coach wooden s pyramid of success and live it out. it is imper thattive that we do all we can to live with industriousness and self discipline and selflessness so together, as a whole, our nation can be restored to her exceptionalism. well stated. indeed. we can toast to that. i think so for sure. i think the fire looks really warm. cozy. we will virtually warm ourselves by the fire, governor. do you have a favorite tradition there that you and todd? yes. absolutely. as soon as we wrap up this hit we are going to jump on our ski dos and haul out to the base of mt. mckinley, our cabin and ring in the new year out there. and it will be nice and chilly the way we want it. being out there in the great outdoors, enjoying god s creation. that sounds great.
best outfit, you have your mojo going. it s friday. you got a good night s sleep the night before. this survey found all kinds of things. another thing the research found is that women feel their most naturally beautiful on their wedding day. had they re on holiday, by the daily mail, on vacation or pregnant. and i m not sure about the last one. you are not feeling it. i m not feeling it. you are looking it. so how s that. maybe that is what it is. we hear it but feeling it, it is cumbersome to walk around like this. this is interesting. ancient documents unearthed now. you know stonehenge. how did these massive boulders get there from 15th century laborers. there is archives on earth ancient documents saying these massive boulders, 100-ton rocks were put on wooden sleds an dragged over the ice. no more speculation. i don t know what is more impressive they did that or have documents saying that s how they did it. they have been found. it wasn t aliens. finally. glad