They Call Me Coach John Wooden Coach John Wooden I would like to start out by mentioning that this book is nothing at all what I expected when I began reading it. I was expecting a book on the philosophy and style of the greatest basketball coach of all time. I expected this book to teach me about his philosophy and how he handled coaching situations. Although he did this, it was in the form …showed first 75 words of 1547 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1547 total…about the life and family of Wooden, then by the end was very interested in his thoughts about certain types of players. He also talked about his famous pyramid to success and how it formed. It deals more everyday life success then coaching success. Then again, that is what John Wooden is about. I could easily pick up on the philosophy of the great coach and I believe that was the point of the assignment.