Great Quotes for Coaches Podcast

Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it. We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. We covered the first three mortar elements already, Ambition, Sincerity, & Adaptability . Today we move to Mortar Element #4 - Honesty...

Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it. We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, and we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. We covered the first two mortar elements already, Ambition and Sincerity . Today we move to Mortar Element #3, Adaptability . Adaptability...

Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it. We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, so we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. Last week we started with the first mortar element, Ambition . Today we move to Mortar element #2, Sincerity . Sincerity is critical to you...

Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of it. We have finished all the blocks of the Pyramid, so we are now into what Wooden called the Mortar that holds the blocks together. The first mortar element we will discuss is Ambition . Wooden stressed the concept that if we are going to be truly ambitious, we must be f...

Today we continue the series discussing the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of them. We are into block #15, the apex of the pyramid. This final block is devoted to the concept of Competitive Greatness . Wooden said that while it's critical that you take care of each of the other 14 blocks below it in order to get to this...

Today we continue the series discussing the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of them. We are into block #14, and it's the second of the two blocks on the fourth tier of the pyramid (or the second tier from the top). This one is devoted to the concept of Confidence . Wooden said that the two blocks on this tier - Poise &amp...

Today we continue the series discussing the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of them. We are into block #13, and it's the first of the two blocks on the fourth tier of the pyramid (or the second tier from the top). This one is devoted to the concept of Poise . Wooden said that the two blocks on this tier are there because...

Today we continue the series discussing the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" and a variety of quotes in support of them. We are into block #12, and it's the final block on the third tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to the characteristic of Team Spirit . Wooden said the third tier is the "heart" of the Pyramid. While he certainly could have...

Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #11, and it's the second block on the third tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to the characteristic of Skill . Wooden said the third tier is the "heart" of the Pyramid. While he certainly could have meant that it is right in...

Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #10, and it's the first block on the third tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to the characteristic he called, Condition . Wooden said the third tier is the "heart" of the Pyramid. While he certainly could have meant that it i...

Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #9, and it's the final block in the second tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to Intentness .  Wooden said he could have called this persistence, perseverance, tenacity, stick-to-itivenss, or something else like that. But he liked the c...

Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #8, and it's the third block in the second tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to Initiative .  I love this episode because it gets at so many great concepts. You have to attack and take action on things if you want to succeed. You can&a...

Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #7, and it's the second block in the second tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to  Alertness .  This is a quality that I imagine not a lot of people consider when listing all the elements necessary for success. But if we aren't ale...

Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #6, and it's the first block in the second tier of the pyramid. This one is devoted to a quality that is critical to any success that we are seeking - Self-Control .  Another term for this is discipline. You must have discipline and self-cont...

Today we continue the series discussing quotes in support of the building blocks of John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into block #5, and it's the final block of what Wooden called the "people blocks." This one is devoted to a quality that is critical to team success - Loyalty . If you don't instill, teach, reinforce, demonstrate, and model loyalty as a l...

Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into building block #4, and the second of what Wooden called the "people blocks," Cooperation . I love that he finds relationships and people so critical to success that he has 3 blocks in the base of the pyramid devoted to them. This one is devoted to what so many of you who are coaches are...

Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into building block #3, and the first of what Wooden called the "people blocks,"  Friendship . I love that he finds relationships and people so critical to success that he has 3 blocks in the base of the pyramid devoted to them. You will hear a quote from Wooden and a quote from Abraham Linc...

Today we continue the series discussing John Wooden's "Pyramid of Success." We are into cornerstone #2, Enthusiasm . You will hear some ideas on the importance of having enthusiasm for your endeavors to be successful at them. You will also hear four quotes from  different people that help illustrate the impact of enthusiasm on your performance. Support the show For more information...

Today is the second episode in the series on John Wooden's Pyramid of Success that I started a couple of weeks ago. Today we begin talking about the first cornerstone in the building blocks of the pyramid - "Industriousness." You will hear three different quotes in this episode, all three dealing with the concept of industriousness, hard work, and preparation. Support the show For m...

Today is another one of our interview episodes, and you are in for a special treat. This is the first "non-athletic" world guest I have had on the episode, yet Clint Pulver packs a huge punch for all of us in both the athletic and non-athletic worlds. Clint is a worldwide, motivational speaker and the founder of the "Undercover Millennial" project, which you will hear about in...

Today we start a new series of quotes where I will be going through John Wooden's Pyramid of Success . Since my company and website are called SlamDunk Success , I thought it would be a good idea to do a series on the concept of success. I can think of no greater guide to success than Wooden's Pyramid of Success.  For the first two-thirds of my coaching career, I did not follow or study...

In today's episode, we are back to the interview type of format. I interview Coach Michael Massucci from Royal Oak, Michigan. Michael runs AEO Leadership. He has been a history teacher and basketball coach for many years, and he has been the educational coach for the the Michigan Elite 25 Basketball program for many years, as well. Michael's books Elite Journey: A Young Man's Leader...

Well, we did it. We have hit episode #50 of the Great Quotes for Coaches podcast! While I always felt that we would get here, it's still a nice little milestone to celebrate. Today's episode features a quote from cultural anthropologist, Margaret Mead. I thought that this quote would be a fitting quote for us on this milestone episode, and I think you'll understand why when you hear...

Today's podcast is another one where it is me talking about a quote that I like. Today's quote is another one from the "Leadership" section of my gift book for coaches to give to their graduating seniors called Inspiration for the Graduate . It is a quote by Duke University men's basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, known to most people as, Coach K. I believe I got the quote...

Today we have another interview episode of the podcast. I am talking with Lori Thomas. I know Lori because she is a fellow team member of mine with the Proactive Coaching team of speakers. But Lori is also a former coach, administrator with the NAIA, and the current Heart of America Conference Commissioner of NAIA schools. Lori's quote today comes from one of the great leadership gurus, John...