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It doesn't matter where you coach, it matters why you coach.

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 it comes down to you or the program that decision was made long ago.
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Make the practices like games and the games like practices.
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Coaching is the vehical we use to reach/ help people.
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You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team
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Study people who can teach you how to deal with people.
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Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.
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What you accept in victory, you must accept in defeat.
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