John Wooden is a hero to everyone, and I mean everyone. Sales people, politicians, teachers, clergy. If you're a leader, if you're on a team of any kind, if you aspire to guide people through the trials and tribulations of life, or if you like basketball, you either have been or will be touched by something John Wooden has said.
Rising to college basketball dominance, John lead the UCLA Bruins to an unprecedented 10 NCAA Championships during his coaching career in the 1960's and 70's. In fact, during the 40 year run of coaching, he had only one losing season--his first.
After his formal retirement, he wrote
Pyramid of Success and started a motivational series of the same title. His words have become ubiquitous epithets that thoughtful people live by and simpletons spout around sales conference tables. He has had many imitators, but like any true icon, his work stands head and shoulders above the rest--but he wants you to join him in greatness.
John passed of natural causes at the ripe old age of 99. TnT gets 1 point.
John Wooden
October 14, 1910 -- June 4, 2010
The Boss, Big Stein, Manager George. Whether you loved him, hated him or loved to hate him, one thing remains indisputable, George Michael Steinbrenner III was the most powerful man in baseball. He went through dollar bills, players and managers faster than Montezuma's Revenge rips through toilet paper. (Don't ask, but heed this caution: watch where you eat in Juarez.)
