Matthew Arnold Stern » winning

John Wooden’s lessons for today’s coaches and players

Matthew Arnold Stern — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:22:12 +0000

When I was a UCLA student, I looked up to John Wooden. When I became an adult and a parent, I came to appreciate him even more. I liked his approach to coaching and mentoring, and I admired how he used sports to build character. As he said, “What you are as a person is …

A Jewish perspective on winning

Matthew Arnold Stern — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:22:55 +0000

It was a day of baseball that was both thrilling and frustrating. My son’s Winterball team played its best game this season, but the other team seemed to do better. So, when I opened my weekly newsletter from Aish.com, a story about the Jewish perspective on winning caught my attention. In short, the story said …