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Podcast: The Gentle Art of Crushing It!
Episode: EP 281: Excellence starts with Standards
Description: John Wooden wasn’t just a winning coach — he was a builder of men.He led UCLA to 10 national championships, including 7 straight, an 88-game winning streak, and 4 perfect seasons. His teams played with such discipline that no player ever fouled out, and he remains the only person inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.But Wooden measured success differently — not by banners, but by effort, character, and faithfulness. He obsessed over fundamentals, taught excellence in the smallest details, and believed true success was doing your best to become who yo...