John Wooden's TED Talk

John Wooden TED talk...on the difference between winning and succeeding...

• "We had a number of years at UCLA where we didn't lose a game...but didn't win each individual game by the margin that some of our alumni had predicted..."
• "Success is peace of mind attained through self-satisfaction in knowing that you did the best that you were capable."
• "Control what you could control."
• "Reputation is what you are perceived to be and character is what you really are."
• "...nor all the books on all the shelves, it's what the teachers are themselves."
• "Never be late. Be neat and clean. (Not one word of profanity.) Never criticize a teammate."
• "There is no progress without change, but not all change is progress."
• "It's bearing down that wins the cup..." (a reference to grit)
• "Don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses."
• "You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game and you can win when you are outscored."
• Discusses results as less important than process.
• Cervantes, "The journey is better than the end." (Practices are the journey.)
• "Make the perfect player...get an education, good student, can play, know defense usually wins, play offense, be unselfish and pass, could pass and would pass, shoot outside but be good inside, rebound at both ends..."
• Discussed overachieving players, who made the most of their ability, quality shots although not great talents, good positional rebounders, had good balance