John Wooden - RIP

[pcg2]

John Wooden, college basketball’s gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99.

The university said Wooden died Friday night of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized since May 26.

sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/news/story?id=5253601

I go to UCLA so this is pretty sad Let us pray for the repose of his soul, and that God would grant his loved ones peace and comfort during these difficult times

 

[the_phoenix]

Praying for the repose of the soul of John Wooden …

 

[BryanM27]

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”

“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.”

“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.”

“What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.”

“Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.”

“There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.”

“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”

–John Wooden 1910-2010

 

[BryanM27]

On a humorous note I have determined that Heaven does not have a baseball team…

God has Herb Brooks and Bob Johnson to coach his hockey teams, and Jim Valvano and John Wooden for basketball, but Bobby Cox is still alive and well!

 

[St_Gabriel]

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And may Perpetual Light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
Amen.