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We sure didn't play great, but we played hard. And I can live with that.

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
Played
Basketball
Sure
Didn
Live
Play
Hard
Great

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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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As a coach, you're just trying to figure out how to keep a team on edge. You've got to find that edge.
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If it comes down to you or the program that decision was made long ago.
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Go from good to great because good is the enemy of great.
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Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.
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We can always do it better.
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To those who much has been given, much is expected.
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The only thing success should do is make you more humble.
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Positioning, anticipation and technique create quickness. Therefore, you can always get quicker
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