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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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John Robert Wooden
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We will begin by learning how to tie our shoes.
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Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.
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How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
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When I was coaching I always considered myself a teacher. Teachers tend to follow the laws of learning better than coaches who do not have any teaching background. A coach is nothing more than a teacher. I used to encourage anyone who wanted to coach to get a degree in teaching so they could apply those principles to athletics.
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