Don Wooden’s Life List
Make the most of yourself.
Be true to yourself.
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books.
Make friendship a fine art.
Build shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
His dad gave him this. He kept it on a laminated card in his wallet and read it every day.
What’s your mission statement in life?

November 7, 2011 at 4:34 pm
I think you may mean John Wooden, legendary basketball coach at UCLA. Here’s the NY Times link that quotes the same list: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/sports/ncaabasketball/05wooden.html?pagewanted=all
November 7, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Yup. Thx 4 the catch.