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Thomas Mott Osborne: “As far as I am concerned, John Wooden is the greatest coach that I have known in any sport, in any era. And the reason I…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2003
As far as I am concerned, John Wooden is the greatest coach that I have known in any sport, in any era. And the reason I say this is not based on his wins and losses, but rather it is based on his philosophy of coaching, the way he did it and the fact that he was a consummate teacher. His attention to detail was amazing. And it ranged from showing his players how to put their socks on. Now, that seems like a strange thing to do, but every year he would show them personally how to put on two pairs of socks so they would not get blisters and would not get wrinkles. That is where it started, and then it went on to how to dribble, how to pass, how to shoot, how to bend your knees on a free-throw. So tremendous attention to detail.
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Thomas Mott Osborne
Nebraska
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Recognizing the coaching legacy of John Wooden.

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