Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

Marriage Is Not Courtship

Of course, love is the first characteristic of a good husband or a good wife. If you have the love you should have, you’ll find everything else is there if you work at it.

Young couples get married and don’t realize it’s different from courtship. You have to work at your marriage; it’s two-sided, and you’d better realize that.

I had a successful basketball career, but I believe I had an even more successful marriage. In both work and marriage you must be considerate and sincerely care about the welfare of the other person.