John Wooden's Diamonds
Diamond Mind Tools
John Wooden's All Time Starting 5 and Best 6th Man
  1. Industriouness - Hard Work - Pay and enjoy the price
  2. Enthusiasm - Love to do it
  3. Condition - Mental, Physical, Moral, Spiritual
  4. Fundamentals - The Building Blocks for Everything
  5. Team Spirit - Together everyong achieves miracles
  6. 6th Man - details! - The glue that holds it all together
  • The more "SUCCESSFUL" you are, the higher and higher the EXPECTATIONS become, the more suspiciuos people are of you, and the more criticism you receive - stick to your journey - stick to your beliefs.

  • A true competitor gets the most joy out of the most difficult circumstances.

  • You need to understand the 60 - 30 - 10 rule. (60% of the time you beat yourself, 30% of the time your opponent palys on a higher level and 10% of the time momentum makes the difference). It's the key to higher level of performance.
    During the week of the game ways you beat yourself --
    Lack of desire to prepart to be your best self through goal sets in the following areas:
    Attitud -- Skills + Systems -- Fitness -- Team Building

    Being aware of how you beat yourself during the game --
    Penalties -- Turnovers -- Busted Assignments
    Breakdown in Fundamentals -- Poor Choices
    Getting Caught in the Trap of Playing Psych games
          (Distract - Intimidate - Provoke - Pretense)
    These are all in your control.

  • Why players and teams succeed (Example of the Car)
    Every part needed - Every part important
    Engine, steering wheel, brakes (top players)
    Wheels and Tires (palying support players)
    Lug Nuts hold on weels on (Non playing and Bomber) support players

  • Everyone on the team is equally important to the team. Each Has a Role. Develop All-American Butlers as well as outstanding starting and backup players.

  • Second, third, fourth verse same as the first. Hard work with a purpose, and I mean hard work does pay dividends. Repetition -- meaningful repetition. 20/80 Rule.

  • DETAILS + DETAILS + DETAILS - it's what sets successful people apart.

  • Let's get as close as we can to closing our potential - performance GAP. GAP -- Goal Setting -- Positive Attitude Building -- Persistence -- Perserverance
    (These are the keys)