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I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.

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
Games
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Permitting
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Physical
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Think
Bits
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Beauty

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