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Never mistake activity for achievement.

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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Honors are very fleeting, just as fame is cherish friendship more.
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