In typical sports autobiographies anecdotes are used to
shock or make the reader laugh. John
Wooden is not a typical sports figure.
Throughout his autobiography They
Call Me Coach, written with Jack Tobin, Wooden emphasizes his belief that
character is more important than basketball and that basketball’s best tool is
the ability to develop players off the court.
For this reason, the three anecdotes that resonate the most with me from
They Call Me Coach deal with the
character of John Wooden’s two most famous players and Wooden himself.
