With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk from TED2001, he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father’s wisdom. (Recorded at TED2001, February 2001, in Monterey, California. Duration: 17:36.)
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Joseph Szenasi commented on Feb 21 2010
“we win or lose within ourselves”
Orlando King commented on Apr 3 2009
Never quit, play like your hair is on fire…
Orlando
Haohao Chen commented on Mar 29 2009
“Never mention winning. You can lose when you outscore somebody in the game. You can win when you’re outscored…”
I can’t agree more how true this statement is. Every time when I was influenced by other people or my surrounding environments, I ignored this principle. The result? Most of time I “lost” the game of other people; other time I “won” and felt I was even further away from my dreams.
Since this talk contains so much depth, I wrote an letter to my future self to review it again. I’ll added more about what I have learned then.