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[edit] Name?
The article frequently refers to John Wooden yet the photo caption states "Johnathan Wooden" (which is spelled wrong; most "Jon"s are really "Jonathan" - one H only, not two). - So which is it? --JohnDBuell 13:07, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
Just John. Amerindianarts 00:06, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Another Quote: Attribution?
- "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."
Rather pithy guy. Anyone know of a citation? Where and when was this said? —Preceding unsigned comment added by JimD (talk • contribs) 04:26, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Page 75 of They Call Me Coach by John Wooden (paperback, 2003): "Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out." Context was the Minnesota v. UCLA job offers.
It's an important quote.
Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 26, 2003) ISBN-10: 0071424911 ISBN-13: 978-0071424912
WoodenPyramid (talk) 04:46, 15 March 2008 (UTC)WoodenPyramid
[edit] Wooden Center at UCLA
I think it's significant because of the fact that John Wooden wanted a place where non NCAA athletes could work out and participate in sports, and this center exemplifies that. I'm not too sure on any details, and most of the specifics are irrelevant. Just a thought.
[edit] Photograph of John Wooden in Legacy Section
If you take a close look of the photograph of John Wooden in the Legacy section of this article, you will see that the photograph is of Bill Walton and not John Wooden. Also, Walton's face is superimposed onto the photograph. The picture constitutes vandalism and should be removed. I'm surprised that nobody noticed this shenanigans. Somebody replaced the image of Wooden, Jabbar, and Walton with the goofy image of Walton.
Anthony22 00:34, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
In his book, "Wooden on Leadership" on page 181 he said he was present for the retiring of numbers 32 and 33 so it's possible that this picture exists, but unlikely that he showed emotion or glorified the accomplishment the way the picture suggests. As he wrote in his book, "I strongly objected and joined the ceremony at Pauley Pavilion only as a courtesy to my former players. It would have been an insult to them to do otherwise. But, I was against it. They both understood why I felt the way I did, in part because they were consummate team players." Wooden felt no one should own the number, and that giving them the numbers failed to recognize the work of excellent players who wore those numbers before Walton and Alcindor/Jabbar. So seeing the picture was a bit of a surprise. Doesn't mean it didn't happen, but Anthony22's suggestion that the picture was altered is definitely plausible. did you no john wooden coached 5 diffrent college teams Akron,Miami,Texas a & m, the university of Miami and Purdue. Cputrdoc 03:56, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Last coaching outing
On June 28, 1987, John Wooden and Dean Smith coached against each other in an exhibition basketball game featuring alumni from both schools. [1] Group29 (talk) 17:08, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Head Coaching Record
There is mistake in the head coaching record for 1965-1966. In that year, UCLA wasn't ranked in the top 20 in the polls and didn't even get into the NCAA or NIT tournaments. They could not have gone 29-1. Will the person who entered the head coaching record please correct the mistake.
Anthony22 (talk) 01:45, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
