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" I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful. "
John Wooden
Leadership
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" Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else. "
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" If I am through learning, I am through. "
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" In the end, it's about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players during practice was what coaching was all about to me. "
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