Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017 Volume 24 Issue 1 Spring 2015 Article 4 Spring 2015 A Formula for Victory Tim Obermiller Illinois Wesleyan University,
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[email protected]. ©Copyright is owned by the University and/or the author of this document. A formula for victory: Trust, talent, work and fun “I’ve always been intrigued with winning and what it takes to win.” — Dennie Bridges As one of the winningest coaches in NCAA Division III history, Dennie Bridges knows a lot about victory. As a young coach, he was guided by the Vince Lombardi quote, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” He framed the quote and put it up on the locker room wall. But it didn’t feel quite right, and he later took it down. Bridges also likes legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden’s quote, “Nobody can win without talent, but not everybody can win with talent.” “At his level he had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton and Bryan Crabtree ’97 and Buck Condill ’99 lift Bridges in Keith Wilkes. At my level I had Jack Sikma, Blaise Bugajski celebration after winning the and Bryan Crabtree,” Bridges wrote in his 2002 memoir A 1997 Division III championship tournament.