“You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes” - John Wooden

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42 years ago today I put the cast and crew on my back and carried Fast Times into cinema history. #TheAttitude

The world is your classroom.

Hi coach, we were doing a little Coach Wooden Pyramid of Success work this morning at camp. Your name came up when speaking about Enthusiasm. We want to send you a quick message to thank you for all you have done for basketball and making the world a better place! Dick Vitale

FAILURE IS PART OF THE PROCESS "Is anyone going to learn how to fail? It's okay to fail... You don't learn as much from winning as you do from losing." (Tom Izzo) ~ via @TheWinningDiff1

Time to Get to Know … Kellen Tynes 🤩 He enters his third year as a Black Bear, his second year as a captain of your Black Bears and he has his sights set on a THIRD-straight America East Defensive Player of the Year award! #blackbearnation

Prove yourself to yourself, not to others.

You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren't busy denying them.

The first step to improving the team is improving yourself.

Learning happens when you cross the boundaries of your comfort zone.

Leadership starts with you, not the people you lead.

Be concerned with what is right rather than who is right.

Better the man, better the ball player.

It's your mindset - not your circumstances - that determine your happiness.

𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Doing hard things builds character and strength. • It's hard to stay positive. • It's hard to be consistent. • It's hard to stay focused. • It's hard to give a great effort every day If it were easy then everyone would do it. Hard times make tough people.

A clearer understanding of player roles has the potential to immediately make your team better.

Discipline yourself and others won’t need to.

John Wooden said, "Don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses. You get out there and whatever you're doing, do it to the best of your ability. No one can do more than that." It means owning your effort and not letting excuses hold you back. Focus on what you can control.

NATE DARLING HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT! 😤 He has a team-high 20 points and a 5-point lead with 6 minutes left on ESPN+