After taking a position teaching high school English at the age of 24, John Wooden soon grew frustrated with the grading system he was required to use and felt compelled to help his students better understand success as a result of effort.后采取立场教学高中英语在24岁，约翰木制尽快成长受挫与分级制度，他必须使用，并认为强迫，以帮助学生更好地了解作为一个成功的结果努力。 He thought of his father’s advice, that he should, “Never try to be better than anyone else, but never stop trying to be the best you can be.” He remembered his high school math teacher, Mr.他认为他父亲的意见，他应该“ ，从来没有尝试加以比别人表现得更好，但从未停止尝试是最好的，你可以” ，他记得他的高中数学老师，先生 Scheidler, and his essay challenge to define success. scheidler ，和他的散文的挑战，界定成功。 Then Wooden recalled a verse of poetry he had recently read:然后木制回顾了诗诗，他最近阅读：

At God’s footstool to confess, 在上帝的footstool招供，
A poor soul knelt and bowed his head. 一个贫穷的灵魂，跪下磕头，他的头部。
“I failed,” he cried. “我失败了， ”他大叫道。 The Master said, 师父说，
“Thou didst thy best, that is success.” “你者，你最好的，即是成功” 。

A Definition Coined 的定义，创造了
These influences helped Wooden coin his definition of success: 这些影响帮助木制金银纪念币的定义，他的成功：

“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” “成功是内心的平安，这是一个直接结果，自我满意度在认识你所作的努力，尽最大努力成为您最好是能成为” 。

A Pyramid Created 金字塔创造
The definition satisfied Wooden for a short while, but he quickly realized it was insufficient.定义感到满意，木制一段短时间，但他很快就意识到，这是不够的。 He needed something more concrete – more visual.他需要一些更具体的-更多的视觉。 So he spent the next 14 years identifying 25 behaviors he believed were necessary to achieve his idea of success.因此，他花了未来14年确定25的行为，他认为有必要为了实现他的理念的成功。 This search culminated in a simple but profound diagram Wooden called “The Pyramid of Success”, which he completed in 1948.此搜索，最终在一个简单却深刻的图木所谓的“金字塔式的成功机会” ，这是他在1948年完成。 Nearly six decades later these foundational behaviors have weathered the test of time - unchanged, full of wisdom, as rock-solid as the first day Coach established the cornerstones of Industriousness and Enthusiasm.近60年后，这些基础性的行为，安然渡过了时间的考验-不变，充满智慧，坚若磐石，作为教练的第一天成立的基石，勤奋和热情。