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You never realize the value of coaching until your children play for a coach

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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There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service.
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It doesn't matter where you coach, it matters why you coach.
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Every coach should be recording games to watch...use your VCR.
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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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When I go in for heart surgery, I want a full-time surgeon. I don't want some guy who just does it part-time between rounds of golf. You want a guy who is doing it all the time and is always reading and learning about the most recent techniques.
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Let your players know that you love them.
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Proper prior planning prevents pitiful poor performance.
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Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.
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