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It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
Basketball Coach
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Hall
Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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