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A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people
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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If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.
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Honors are very fleeting, just as fame is cherish friendship more.
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There is no substitute for hard work. If you're looking for the easy way, if you're looking for the trick, you might get by for a while, but you will not be developing the talents that lie within you. There is simply no substitute for work.
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