Between Coach Wooden's two "Cornerstone" blocks in his "Pyramid", he included his "People Blocks." Coach Wooden said that it is easier to reach our potential when we learn the value of including others in our quest. His three "People Blocks" are "Friendship," "Loyalty," and "Cooperation."
FRIENDSHIP
"Friendship comes from mutual esteem and devotion. God created us to be interdependent. We were not designed to go through life alone."
LOYALTY
"Loyalty is the foundational quality that gets us through hard times. Will we compromise our integrity when temptation is great? Or will we remain loyal to our beliefs and core values?"
"Loyalty is the force that forges individuals into a team. It's the component that moves teams toward great achievements."
COOPERATION
"Cooperation in working with others for the benefit of all."
When Coach Wooden was a young boy, he learned two important lessons by watching his father talk calmly to a team of horses trying to pull a load up a steep hill:
1) Gentleness is a better method of getting cooperation than harshness is, and,
2) A team can accomplish more when it works together than individuals can when they work alone.
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