John Wooden’s “Three Outs” Applies to All Sports, Not Just Baseball

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 […]

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How to Know You Are in The Presence of a True Competitor

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. […]

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Another Definition of Success from John Wooden You Should Memorize

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: […]

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