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I would spend almost as much time planning a practice as conducting it. Everything was planned out each day
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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I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.
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When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.
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