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Originally posted by williebfree
I am a little too young to have observed Coach Wooden during his successful endevour at UCLA, but from what I have heard it seems that he was NOT a coach who got results by berating his players or officials for that matter... I have been told that he said very little during the games and was quoted as saying something to the effect, "My players have learned in practice... yelling at them on the court is not necessary."
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And kids today would have all kinds of problems playing for him today. He required hair to be cut a certain way. He was very much a disciplinarian. He might not have yelled and screamed, but he was hard on his players. And many did not like the man when they played at UCLA. So yes, he did not yell and scream, but players would find something to be upset about, because he would be the ruler of the program. There would be no "indians" trying to run the show, that is for sure.
Peace