Law Life Advice From Coach Wooden and Barney Fife
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You could do far worse than to borrow from the Wizard of Westwood, legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, who for me as a young basketball fan growing up in rural South Carolina, loomed as the greatest of the Coaching Gods, a notch above even the hallowed Frank McGuire (I was a devout Gamecock in Columbia SC through undergraduate and law school.)
In addition to basketball, Coach Wooden was a great success as a motivational/inspirational speaker and writer.
Here is his famous Seven Point Creed, which he says he received in grammar school as a gift from his father.
- Be true to yourself.
- Make each day your masterpiece.
- Help others.
- Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
- Make friendship a fine art.
- Build a shelter against a rainy day.
- Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
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The Two-Point Creed of Barney Fife
From Barney Fife: “Now here at The Rock we have two basic rules. Memorize them so that you can say them in your sleep. The first rule is... Obey all rules. Secondly, do not write on the walls, as it takes a lot of work to erase writing off of walls.”
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