John Wooden one of the Greatest Coaches in college history talks about success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves.  In this motivational speech John revisits wisdom his father told him, and advice he gave his basketball team at UCLA. 

I notice from the beginning of the speech that John Wooden spoke from the heart and was very sincere in what he believed in.  One of his quotes “Do the best that you are capable of, which is defined as success”.  This really inspired the audience as well as myself because nowadays people tend to give themselves a hard time when something does not go right. People in general feel that if they do not win or succeed that the whole thing was a failure, which is quite the opposite. He stressed the importance of being patient and having faith in whatever you do. One of the most inspirational quotes he stated was “Things will work out as they should, as long as we do what we should”.  This really touched home with me, because many times a person can doubt what they are doing and look at the scenario as a setback, but knowing there is a reason behind it all.  We in society have to understand that the journey is better than the end because it’s the relationships we built, the memories, along the way, and how we ended up there.

John Wooden did not really go into any significant events or a time when he overcame adversity but rather focused on what true success really is and not from a definition standpoint.  The speech gave me a deeper understanding of how great a teacher, mentor, and coach John Wooden is.  More importantly the true meaning of success is sometimes in front of us and we don’t even know it.  This speech really gave me a better understanding of life and the importance of collaborating and striving for a deeper purpose.