Typically when you hear the term “three outs” as a sports metaphor, your mind immediately thinks of baseball: “Three strikes and you’re out!” This metaphor generally means that you have three shots at making a mistake and then you’re in trouble. While this usage can come in handy quite often, I now like John Wooden’s […]
It’s one thing if you like to win. Everybody likes to win. It’s a totally different thing when you like to compete. Most people don’t like to compete. John Wooden has a great quote on how to know if you are in the presence of a true competitor versus someone who just likes to win. […]
A couple months ago I wrote about John Wooden’s definition of success. I saw this definition while reading John Wooden’s book Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court. This morning I came across another definition from John Wooden that is slightly different, just as good, and worth memorizing. Wooden states: […]