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Youngsters of Little League can survive undercoaching a lot better than overcoaching.

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Willie Mays
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: May 6
Baseball Player
Jefferson County
Alabama
Willie Howard Mays Jr.
Willie Howard Mays
The Say Hey Kid
Survive
Littles
Better
Little
Youngsters
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