all I ask.We were consistant. it has been said that consistency is the last refuge of those without imagination. I've always wanted to be consistent. Another thing that was said about our UCLA teams is that we kept it simple. Our opponents always said we were easy to scout but difficult to play because we executed well...We kept things very simple.I think the most important thing in sports is quickness under control. From the mental standpoint, the key is balance. We have to keep things in perspective. We have to keep balance. Physical balance. Emotional balance. Mental balance. Offensive balance. Defensive balance. There's a need for balance in just about every area you can think of.After each season had been over for five or six weeks, I'd then take up a topic and explore. For example, I might take up rebounding. I'd contact great rebounders or coaches who coached great rebounders. I'd get books, and I'd take everything together and just study rebounding. Then I'd take all the information and create a composite, just as I did in recruiting.*****Coach Wooden also believed in team discipline. He had a couple of team rules at UCLA. One of the rules was that no player, at any time, was to have facial hair. Lou Alcinder (Kareem Abul Jabar) was the captain of the UCLA team and considered the best basketball player in the country. He had decided that he was going to grow a beard towards the end of the summer. UCLA was the number one team in the country going into that year. At the beginning of that school year, Coach Wooden called Alciner into his office. At this point he had grew some facial hair. Coach Wooden calmly said "I understand that you are going to grow a beard?" Alcinder ansewed, "Yes Sir I am." Coach Wooden then said, "Well I wish you the best of luck with whatever university you will be attending." Alcinder showed up for practice the next day cleanly shaved. Chapter 3 - Ara Parseghian (Former Head C...
