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Dwelling in the past prevents doing something in the present.

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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Military Officer
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Indiana
John Robert Wooden
Past
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Prevents
Dwelling
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