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" I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it. "
John Wooden
Found
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Too
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" I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left. "
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