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If it comes down to you or the program that decision was made long ago.

Don Meyer

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Don Meyer
Age: 69 †
Born: 1944
Born: December 16
Died: 2014
Died: May 18
Basketball Coach
Wayne
Nebraska
Donald Wayne Meyer
Long
Coaching
Basketball
Program
Decision
Comes
Made

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Let your players know that you love them.
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Study people who can teach you how to deal with people.
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When you get to be my age, you don't buy green bananas because you may not be around to eat them.
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