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Yelling doesn't win ball games. It doesn't put any points on the scoreboard. And I don't think words win ball games all the time. Players do. Preparation does.

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Jerry Tarkanian
Age: 84 †
Born: 1930
Born: August 8
Died: 2015
Died: February 11
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