By every measure, Bill Walton was enormously successful, among the most decorated players in the history of college basketball and the NBA.
But Walton had a different definition for personal success, one derived from the teachings of John Wooden, his legendary coach at UCLA.
“The last lesson of life that John Wooden taught us was the measurement of success,” Walton said three years ago, “which he described — and now I comprehend and buy into — is success is the peace of mind that comes with the self-satisfaction of knowing that you’ve done your best.