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To: bjorn14
Reminds me of story Bill Walton told about John Wooden during the Nixon days.

I remember another story from those days where Walton refused to get a haircut. When Coach Wooden questioned him about it, Walton said it was his right to grow his hair as long as he wanted. Wooden agreed, and said, 'but it's my right to choose who plays on the team, and it's been nice having you, Bill."

Walton went on to say that he ran out of practice, still in his warmups, to the nearest barbershop.

27 posted on 11/11/2015 5:39:43 AM PST by IndyTiger
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To: IndyTiger

John Wooden was a MAN. There are far too few of those schooling our youth these days.


29 posted on 11/11/2015 5:46:49 AM PST by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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