Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1997

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Preface-Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

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Wooden introduces his father’s Seven Point Creed early on in the text. Using concrete examples from the text, explain how the Creed affected Wooden’s decision-making throughout his life and career.

Discuss Wooden’s path to becoming the head coach at UCLA and how his integrity played a part in that. How does Wooden’s personal career success in this narrative compare to his philosophy about the meaning of success?

At the end of Part 1, Wooden shares his thoughts on the generation gap. What are his opinions, and do you agree? In what ways have ideas on generations shifted since 1997?