John Wooden was a young high school teacher and coach in the 1930s when he first wrote his personal definition of success, searching for a way to assure his students — and their parents — they could ...

If I could come back in a second life, I’d be a high school or college basketball coach. First off, I love basketball, and secondly, few can have a greater influence on young people than a coach, or ...

BEAVERTON, MI – Beaverton coaching legend Roy Johnston is a big believer in John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. But instead of preaching the 25 principles that Wooden famously laid out while building a ...

Since he retired from coaching in 1975, John Wooden has traveled the nation teaching people the same principles of excellence that aided him in guiding UCLA to 10 NCAA basketball titles. At 91, the ...

SOUTH BEND — Graffiti mars the walls, and the air vibrates from the pounding of demolition inside the gym of the old YMCA at 1201 Northside Blvd. Gaping holes open to the outdoors, where heavy ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A beloved banner with a lot of history has been taken off the wall at the old YMCA on Northside Boulevard. “The Pyramid of Success” is a nod to the late, legendary UCLA ...