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If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.

John Wooden

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Military Officer
Hall
Indiana
John Robert Wooden
Today
Would
Selecting
Assistants
Coach
Coaches
Extremely
Careful
Young

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