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The big thing is to make a winning effort. Im not obsessed with wins.

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Morgan Wootten
Age: 88 †
Born: 1931
Born: April 21
Died: 2020
Died: January 21
Basketball Coach
Durham
North Carolina
Morgan Bayard Wootten
Obsessed
Effort
Winning
Bigs
Thing
Make
Wins

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