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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wooden say most people are "whether they know it or not"?
(a) A role model.
(b) A hero.
(c) A genius.
(d) A failure.

2. Wooden doesn't want his children to worry that they have done what?
(a) Been selfish.
(b) Disappoint him.
(c) Driven him to sadness.
(d) Taken too much time away from coaching.

3. Wooden believes that to achieve success, a person must have what?
(a) Family and friends.
(b) Love and war.
(c) Hopes and dreams.
(d) Insight and education.

4. How does Wooden feel about his family?
(a) He doesn't talk much about them.
(b) He feels sad when he thinks about them.
(c) He loves them very much.
(d) He gets annoyed with them easily.

5. What does Wooden believe gives you a greater sense of achievement once it's been faced?
(a) Death.
(b) A worthy opponent.
(c) Failure.
(d) Broken limbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wooden believes that if people try to be the best they can be, they will achieve what?

2. Why does John and Nellie Wooden's marriage end?

3. Wooden feels that the 16th president's life represents one of what?

4. When Wooden talks about a player thinking more about the team than about himself, Wooden illustrates the idea of what?

5. What does it mean when an athlete gets an endorsement offer?

(see the answer key)

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