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Coaching is the vehical we use to reach/ help people.

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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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Be what ya is, 'cause if ya be what you ain't, ya ain't what ya is.
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Go from good to great because good is the enemy of great.
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It doesn't matter where you coach, it matters why you coach.
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If a farmer and his family can get up at 5:30 every morning to milk cows, surly we can get up at that time to practice basketball.
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Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.
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If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else
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Study people who can teach you how to deal with people.
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We always need to be prepared and work hard in practice so we can be just like the farmer who has put that fourth cutting of hay in the barn. After he does that, he can feel good about what is going to happen the rest of the winter.
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The only thing success should do is make you more humble.
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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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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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Make the practices like games and the games like practices.
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The key to success is to do the next right thing right.
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Every coach should be recording games to watch...use your VCR.
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Proper prior planning prevents pitiful poor performance.
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There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service.
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