What John Wooden thinks about education

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American basketball coach (1910 to 2010), at UCLA from 1948 to 1975, where his teams won ten national titles; earlier an English teacher in South Bend, Indiana.

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1 dated position, c. 2001, in their own words. Our reading of what John Wooden has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 2001

   Our readingCollege athletes are there for an education first and the sport second

   Their wordsI always tried to make the youngsters feel that they're there to get an education, number one; basketball was second, because it was paying their way

   ↗The difference between winning and succeeding (TED2001)ted.com 5th of 12 in this piece