FROM JOHN WOODEN
- “Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”
- “Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.”
(John Wooden…coach of the mens’ basketball team at UCLA between 1948 and 1975.)
FROM A CERTAIN TV PERSONALITY
“It’s much better than the truth, which is that things are random…We don’t know why we’re here…We’re alone in the universe. Is there a God?…Which one is the right God? …Nobody knows.”
Do these facts about the late 1960’s/early 1970’s look random to you?
- 1966…TIME asks on a cover “Is God dead?”
- 1967…UCLA wins the first of seven consecutive NCAA men’s basketball tournaments.
- 1968…UCLA wins the second of seven consecutive NCAA men’s basketball tournaments.
- 1969…UCLA wins the third of seven consecutive NCAA mens’ basketball tournaments.
- 1970…UCLA wins the fourth of seven consecutive NCAA mens’ basketball tournaments.
- 1971…UCLA wins the fifth of seven consecutive NCAA mens’ basketball tournaments.
- 1972…UCLA wins the sixth of seven consecutive NCAA mens’ basketball tournaments.
- 1973…UCLA wins the last of seven consecutive NCAA mens’ basketball tournaments.
There are plenty of other compelling events exclusive to the late 1960’s/early 1970’s.
- plenty: more than an adequate amount
- compelling: convincing
- exclusive: excluding others from participating
- exclude: to prevent or restrict the entrance of
JOHN WOODEN vs A TV PERSONALITY
March 6, 2026 by Blogging For 20 Years • Books, History, Religion, Self-Improvement, Society, Sports, Success, Television • 0 Comments
FROM JOHN WOODEN
(John Wooden…coach of the mens’ basketball team at UCLA between 1948 and 1975.)
FROM A CERTAIN TV PERSONALITY
“It’s much better than the truth, which is that things are random…We don’t know why we’re here…We’re alone in the universe. Is there a God?…Which one is the right God? …Nobody knows.”
Do these facts about the late 1960’s/early 1970’s look random to you?
There are plenty of other compelling events exclusive to the late 1960’s/early 1970’s.