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The only thing success should do is make you more humble.

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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Make
Humble
Basketball
Success

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Time doesn't fly when you are not happy.
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Tough minded enough to do the necessary things--this is the epitome of what a team is.
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It doesn't cost nothing to be nice to people
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Winning a postseason game is like winning five regular season games. There is just no feeling like it. Everything is magnified. Every free throw, turnover, shot and play.
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