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Shared suffering makes a team a team.

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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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Shared
Team
Suffering

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If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else
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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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Let your players know that you love them.
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Discover your gift, develop your gift and then give it away every day.
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