"If you make the effort to do the best of which you're capable, to try and improve the situation that exists for you, I think that's success." stated UCLA Hall of Fame coach John Wooden in his TED talk "The Difference between winning and succeeding". He explains his philosophy through his life as a coach and through his high school teaching career.
Wooden began with his teaching career and how he wanted to "[coin] my own definition of success in 1934." he said. Then, he talks about his childhood and how he was raised by his father on a small farm in Southern Indiana. His father taught him to not think of himself as better or over somebody, rather to "always learn from others" Wooden said, and to always try your best and control what you humanely can. He ran across a verse from the Bible that said "Thou didst thy best, that is success.", and he himself felt that that was the definition of success, adding that peace of mind and self-satisfaction were effects of this.Wooden then proceeds to explain his love of teaching and poetry, thanking his students for their company. He taught them that Education was always the number one priority, basketball came second and social life came last. If the last became more important than the first two priorities, then "you're not going to have any very long." he said. Wooden gave his players three rules which were to always be neat and clean and present yourself in a good way. The second rule was no profanity, which links in to the first rule to present yourself in a good way, and the third rule was to never be late. Using these virtues that were taught to him by his dad, he created a pyramid for success, and at the top was faith and patience, which he explained that we "must be patient" and "believe, truly believe" that everything will be all right. Wooden taught his students and player never to complain, saying that if you do something to the best of your ability, the results will be what they're supposed to be, maybe not "what you want them to be" he said, but what they need to be.
After watching this talk, I felt thoroughly inspired. Wooden, although deceased, has wisdom beyond comprehension having lived to be age 99. His words are like helium filling me, the balloon, up with encouragement and helping to become a better man. He supported his talk with stories from his past, growing up with his father who held him to high standards, teaching and coaching students from his high school and players from UCLA. Wooden's delivery was superb, having practiced from years of teaching and coaching. His theory on success might be disagreed upon by some, but I believe it with all my heart.
In conclusion, my opinion on "The Difference between Winning and Succeeding", is the same as Coach John Wooden in that, if you try your best, you may or may not get the results you want, but you'll have peace of mind and self-satisfaction. In addition, you can figure out what you can improve on and become even greater.
Wooden began with his teaching career and how he wanted to "[coin] my own definition of success in 1934." he said. Then, he talks about his childhood and how he was raised by his father on a small farm in Southern Indiana. His father taught him to not think of himself as better or over somebody, rather to "always learn from others" Wooden said, and to always try your best and control what you humanely can. He ran across a verse from the Bible that said "Thou didst thy best, that is success.", and he himself felt that that was the definition of success, adding that peace of mind and self-satisfaction were effects of this.Wooden then proceeds to explain his love of teaching and poetry, thanking his students for their company. He taught them that Education was always the number one priority, basketball came second and social life came last. If the last became more important than the first two priorities, then "you're not going to have any very long." he said. Wooden gave his players three rules which were to always be neat and clean and present yourself in a good way. The second rule was no profanity, which links in to the first rule to present yourself in a good way, and the third rule was to never be late. Using these virtues that were taught to him by his dad, he created a pyramid for success, and at the top was faith and patience, which he explained that we "must be patient" and "believe, truly believe" that everything will be all right. Wooden taught his students and player never to complain, saying that if you do something to the best of your ability, the results will be what they're supposed to be, maybe not "what you want them to be" he said, but what they need to be.
After watching this talk, I felt thoroughly inspired. Wooden, although deceased, has wisdom beyond comprehension having lived to be age 99. His words are like helium filling me, the balloon, up with encouragement and helping to become a better man. He supported his talk with stories from his past, growing up with his father who held him to high standards, teaching and coaching students from his high school and players from UCLA. Wooden's delivery was superb, having practiced from years of teaching and coaching. His theory on success might be disagreed upon by some, but I believe it with all my heart.
In conclusion, my opinion on "The Difference between Winning and Succeeding", is the same as Coach John Wooden in that, if you try your best, you may or may not get the results you want, but you'll have peace of mind and self-satisfaction. In addition, you can figure out what you can improve on and become even greater.