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There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service.
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
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If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else
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Anytime you get an award as a coach, you've got to be the ultimate fool to think it wasn't your assistant coaches and all the players responsible for the award.
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Shared suffering makes a team a team.
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You aren't going to win championships unless you make layups and free throws.
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Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.
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Sometimes the best recruits are the ones you don't get.
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Be what ya is, 'cause if ya be what you ain't, ya ain't what ya is.
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Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.
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The only thing success should do is make you more humble.
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Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.
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Make the practices like games and the games like practices.
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