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Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of them, not to do things just because I said so.
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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Apply yourself everyday to just becoming a little bit better.
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The important things to me are your faith, your family and your friends. If you have that, you have everything.
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