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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better
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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I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.
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Passion is temporary. It doesn't last long. Love is enduring. And that's the important thing. If we all had love in our lives to the degree that we should, it would be much happier.
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I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
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