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When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.

John Wooden

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Military Officer
Hall
Indiana
John Robert Wooden
Individual
Become
Part
Cease
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Team

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