Journal Entry 1 by BananaForce from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Saturday, January 22, 2005

Be Quick - But Don't Hurry : Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime

Perhaps the least controversial sports honor in living memory was the selection of John Wooden as "Coach of the Century" by ESPN, honoring his ten NCAA basketball championships in twelve years. His UCLA teams won with quickness and always with class. Wooden was a teacher first and foremost, and his lessons -- taught on the basketball court, but applicable throughout one's life -- are summarized in his famed Pyramid of Success.

An all-city high school player in Los Angeles, Hill played -- a little -- in three national championships, from 1970 to 1972. Hill was upset at how unequally Wooden treated his starting players, and clashed with Wooden over a variety of social political issues.

Hill went on to a successful career in television, rising to the presidency of CBS Productions. And one day, some twenty-five years after graduating from USLA, he realized that everything he knows about getting the best out of his people he had learned directly from Coach John Wooden.

Be Quick -- But Don't Hurry! tells the story of their renewed friendship while sharing the lessons and secrets that hold the key to managing creativity in the idea-driven economy of the twenty first century. Full of sound advice and warm reminiscence, this is the management audiobook of a lifetime.

Read by the Authors. Andrew Hill reads his part, most of the book and John Wooden reads the intro(s).

3 audio cassette tapes (4.5 hours)
 

Journal Entry 2 by BananaForce from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Saturday, January 22, 2005

I had no idea what I was about to listen to... turns out that I really enjoyed this book and I'm not even in management. The book is full of great stories and memories about John Wooden and what it was like to play on his team. On top of that there is some good advice as well. 

Journal Entry 3 by BananaForce from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Sunday, January 23, 2005

sent to Florida 

Journal Entry 4 by exec from Madison, Wisconsin USA on Sunday, May 01, 2005

My son sent me the audio tapes to listen to; and, my wife and I enjoyed them very much while driving to Iowa to a wedding. There were many good pieces of wisdom and advice. But, was key for me was to hear how some of the things Coach John Wooden taught were not appreciated until later in life. So, that affirms that one should stick to the principles and values that are so important in the long run.

CAUGHT IN MADISON WISCONSIN USA