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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden like to have a different combination of players playing together during practice?

2. What tournament did Coach Wooden lead his ISU players to?

3. Coach Wooden believes that no coach should be trusted with the responsibility of a team unless he is what?

4. According to Coach Wooden, what is it possible for a player to gain?

5. When did most of Coach Wooden's conversations with his players take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Coach Wooden sell his Pyramid of Success for money?

2. Who was Lewis Alcindor and why was he important to the team?

3. According to Coach Wooden, what type of player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

4. How did Jabbar's teammates feel about him?

5. Discuss the bad habit Coach Wooden had.

6. Explain Coach Wooden's haircut rule.

7. What was Coach Wooden's advice to his team concerning the outcome of a game?

8. Explain the importance of socks and shoes according to Coach Wooden.

9. Explain John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

10. Why did Coach Wooden want to leave UCLA, and why did he decide to stay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Wooden shares several quotes that he lives his life by. Choose two of the following quotes and write about its meaning, how Coach applied it to his life, and how you can apply it to your life.

"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

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

"It isn't what you do, it's how you do it."

"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."

Essay Topic 2

There are several occasions in the book where Coach Wooden discusses removing players from a game or practice for different reasons.

Part 1) Compare the different occasions and reasons. How are they similar? How are they different?

Part 2) Do you think Coach was right or wrong in each of these occasions. Why?

Part 3) Do Coach's decisions make the players better players? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Coach Wooden discussed many people that were good at recruiting for UCLA.

Write about the different people who Coach thought were good at recruiting and why.

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