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{Straight From the Heart} *Modeling is Better than Words* 1/2/01
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Modeling Is Better Than Words
By Rubel Shelly
Legendary basketball coach John Wooden celebrated his 90th birthday
recently. In case you've forgotten -- or are too young to have known --
Wooden is the greatest college basketball coach who ever lived. In
support of that claim, I would point out that he was national Coach of
the Year six times and was named "Greatest Coach of the 20th Century"
by ESPN last year.
In an age of bombastic coaches who prowl the sidelines with scowls and
profanity, Coach Wooden was a restrained gentleman. Although he might
mutter "Goodness gracious!" under his breath at a bad call, that's about
as much of a display of annoyance as he was ever seen or heard to exhibit.
To say the least, Wooden was the antithesis of such coaches as Bobby
Knight. He seldom left his seat on the Bruins bench during a UCLA game
in Pauley Pavilion or elsewhere. "My feeling was that I tried to teach
players that if they lose their temper or get out of control, they will
get beat," he says. "Modeling was better than words. I liked the rule
that we used to have that a coach couldn't leave the bench. I'm sorry
they did away with that."
Wooden set records that may never be broken in college basketball. From
1948 to 1975, he had a win-loss record of 885-203 -- a phenomenal
career winning percentage of .813. He had an 88-game winning streak at
UCLA. Players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, and Walt
Hazzard played under him.
But, it is Coach Wooden's belief in modeling over words that would have
made him outstanding in any number of fields. Pressed in an interview to
be critical of Knight, he would only say, "I think Bob Knight is an outstanding
teacher of the game of basketball, but I don't approve of his methods.
But I'm not a judge, and I'm not judging Bob Knight. There is so much bad
in the best of us and so much good in the worst of us, it hardly behooves
me to talk about the rest of us."
Wooden believed that coaches should attempt to mold players' lives for the future
rather than simply use their talents for a few seasons of basketball. And when
you're really trying to do that, an example is worth a dozen lectures.
Among your co-workers, with your children, or as a member of your
church, remember Coach Wooden's philosophy. Less ranting and more
patient instruction, less judgment and more kindness, less talking and
more modeling -- what worked for a basketball coach will work for the
rest of us because it's right.
Rubel Shelly
whcoc@edge.net
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(c) 2000 Rubel Shelly. Used by permission. From Rubel Shelly's
"FAX of Life" printed each Tuesday.
See <http://www.faithmatters.com> for previous issues of the "FAX of Life."
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Rubel Shelly has preached for the Woodmont Hills Church of Christ in Nashville since 1978. During that time, he has also taught at David Lipscomb University and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is the author of more than 20 books, including several which have been translated into languages such as Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, French, and Russian. He is married to the former Myra Shappley, and they are the parents of three children: Mrs. David (Michelle) Arms, Tim, and Tom.
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And success is peace of mind, a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that
you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming, and not
just in a physical way: 'Seek ye first the kingdom and His righteousness and all
these things will be yours as well." - John Wooden
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\_\/ of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20
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