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Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations.
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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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
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