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The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.

Lenny Wilkens

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Lenny Wilkens
Age: 86
Born: 1937
Born: October 28
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
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Brooklyn
New York
Leonard Randolph Lenny Wilkens
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