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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.

Don Meyer

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Don Meyer
Age: 69 †
Born: 1944
Born: December 16
Died: 2014
Died: May 18
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If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else
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We sure didn't play great, but we played hard. And I can live with that.
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Discover your gift, develop your gift and then give it away every day.
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Shared suffering makes a team a team.
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We can always do it better.
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