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Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door.

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
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Common
Kick
Sense
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Reason
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Window
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