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You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.

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
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As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.
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