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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
Humble
Basketball
Success
Thing
Make

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Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.
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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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