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To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.

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
Talent
Winning
Character
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The important things to me are your faith, your family and your friends. If you have that, you have everything.
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Apply yourself everyday to just becoming a little bit better.
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Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.
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