的確なタイミングで入る間と同じぐら、効果的なことばは、いつだってなかった。No word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

的確なタイミングで入る間と同じくらい、効果的なことばは、いつだってなかった。
No word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain, US writer, 1835-1910.

John Wooden, continued
While I may have occasionally raised my voice, I never yelled at players much.  That would have been artificial stimulation,which doesn't last very long.  I think it's like love and passion.  Passion won't last as long as love.  When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work.  It's the same with yelling.
Some of my players need a pat on the back.  For others, the pat needed to be a little lower and a little firmer.
(to be continued)