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John Wooden Dies @ Age 99

John Wooden, the former UCLA Basketball coach died on Friday. The Wizard of Westwood was 99.

The university said Wooden died Friday night of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized since May 26.

Here’s a speech from John Wooden at the TED business conference. The title is “[B]John Wooden: Coaching for people, not points[/B]”

With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father’s wisdom

This is definitely worth the time. So grab you something to drink and enjoy…

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