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A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail.
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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Military Officer
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.
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No individual should take the blame for a loss, because no individual should get the credit for a victory.
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