Books by John Wooden
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“A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring” — John Wooden and Don Yaeger. (2009)
“Coach Wooden’s Leadership Game Plan for Success: 12 Lessons for Extraordinary Performance and Personal Excellence” — John Wooden and Steve Jamison. (2009)
“The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership” — John Wooden and Steve Jamison. (2007)
“Practical Modern Basketball,” Ronald Press (New York, NY), 1966; new edition, introduction by Bill Walton, Allyn & Bacon (Boston, MA), 1999.
(With Jack Tobin) “They Call Me Coach,” Word Books (Waco, TX), 1972; revised edition published as “They Call Me Coach: The Fascinating First-Person Story of a Legendary Basketball Coach,” 1985; new edition, with foreword by Denny Crum, Contemporary Books (Chicago, IL), 1988; new edition, foreword by Bill Walton, Contemporary Books (Chicago, IL), 2004.
(With Bill Sharman and Bob Seizer) “The Wooden-Sharman Method: A Guide to Winning Basketball,” Macmillan (New York, NY), 1975.
(With Steve Jamison) “Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations On and Off Court,” Contemporary Books (Lincolnwood, IL), 1997.
(With Andrew Hill) “Be Quick but Don’t Hurry: Learning Success From Teachings of a Lifetime,” Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.
“Quotable Wooden: Words of Wisdom, Preparation, and Success by and About John Wooden,” compiled by John Reger, TowleHouse (Nashville, TN), 2002.
(With Jay Carty) “Coach Wooden: One on One,” Regal (Ventura, CA), 2003.
(With Steve Jamison and Peanut Louie Harper) “Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success, Perfection Learning” (Logan, IA), 2003.
(With Steve Jamison) “My Personal Best: Life Lessons From an All-American Journey,” McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), 2004.
(With Jay Carty) “Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success,” Regal (Ventura, CA), 2005.
(With Steve Jamison) “Wooden on Leadership,” McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), 2005.
(With Swen Nater) “John Wooden’s UCLA Offense,” Human Kinetics (Champaign, IL), 2006.
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