Student Success Statement

“When I was teaching basketball, I urged my players to try their hardest to improve on that very day, to make that practice a masterpiece.

This rule is even more important in life than basketball. You have to apply yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day.”

-John Wooden

When you are practicing or attempting to do or learn something, you should do it like if it’s the real deal, try your hardest, because only when you try your hardest is when you’ll improve so much that your level of “hardness” that used to be there, is not the same. You will improve greatly, try to get everything down to perfection and within a certain amount of time, it will become perfection, but you must do your absolute best.

Student Success Statement

The Three Don’ts

Don’t Whine. Don’t Complain. Don’t make excuses.

-John Wooden

Don’t whine, complain, or make excuses. These are just you trying to lag or prevent something that needs to happen from happening.

For example, if you are in a sport and your coach tells you to do something, do it.

If you don’t do it or complain, your coach will get irritated and might give you consequences, as well as if your whine or make excuses. No one likes anyone who whines, but coach in tired.. But coach my calf’s burn.. You’re tired and your calf’s burn for a reason, your gaining muscle, its productive, don’t whine, complain or make excuses.

Student Success Statement

“The Three Nevers”

Never Lie. Never Cheat. Never Steal.

-John Wooden

Three things you should never do is lie, cheat, or steal. These 3 things are very harmful not only to yourself but society and those around you. When you lie you are giving a false statement or impression and that will never be productive, and it will eventually catch up to you and you will pay for it accordingly. When you cheat you are not just cheating what you are directly cheating in, but you are also cheating yourself, because whatever you did cheating, you weren’t able to accomplish by yourself, so you are cheating yourself of experience and achievements as well. When you steal, you did not earn that item, you simply got it in a wrongful manner, obtaining that item is not an accomplishment because you did not obtain it in a righteous or honorable manner.

 

For example, if you win a championship because you cheated in the roster and put in alumni, did you really win the championship? No. You simply obtained a championship in a wrongful manner and cheated in order to do so, this will eventually catch up to you and fairly quickly as well, and the consequences will be harsh.