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Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do.

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Rick Pitino
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: September 18
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
New York City
New York
Richard Andrew Pitino
Learning
Sometimes
Important
Coaching
Basketball

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