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The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success.

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
Failure
Success
Two
Things
Life
Hardest
Handle

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