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No individual should take the blame for a loss, because no individual should get the credit for a victory.

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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Credit
Blame
Victory
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