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Don't beat yourself. That's the worst kind of defeat you'll ever suffer.
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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As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.
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The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score.
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People ask me if I'd permit fancy things, like dunks. Well, if they did dunk, it was with no fancy flair. No behind-the-back dribbles or passes unless necessary. If it was for show, you were on the bench.
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