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Breakfast with Coach Wooden
SI.com ^ | Monday October 27, 2008 3:52PM | Arash Markazi

Posted on 10/28/2008 5:32:42 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA

John Wooden sits in the same booth, at the same coffee shop at the same time every morning. The only thing that might change from time to time is his order.

"I like the No. 1 which is two eggs, two hotcakes and two slices of bacon or sausage," he says. "They also have the No. 2 which is two eggs, two slices of bacon or sausage with a choice of toast or biscuit and gravy. I usually get one of those two."

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It's not a political article, but it's an uplifing one. John Wooden is a class act.
1 posted on 10/28/2008 5:32:42 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA
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To: GOPsterinMA

A marvelous story about a marvelous man. John Wooden is one of the finest men ever to walk the earth.


2 posted on 10/28/2008 6:00:22 AM PDT by Senator_Blutarski (No good deed goes unpunished.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Awesome article. I am e-mailing this one to my dad who is a big John Wooden fan. I can remember my dad quoting Wooden to me as a teenager when he said, “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is who you really are, while your reputation is merely who others think you are.”

Thanks for sharing.


3 posted on 10/28/2008 6:04:09 AM PDT by TigerInSC
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To: GOPsterinMA
Thank you for this post....what a wonderful humble man.
4 posted on 10/28/2008 6:10:40 AM PDT by Kimmers (Our country is in trouble. Whom do you want to lead, a fighter pilot or a community organizer?)
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To: Senator_Blutarski

“A marvelous story about a marvelous man. John Wooden is one of the finest men ever to walk the earth.”

Ditto to that!


5 posted on 10/28/2008 6:17:49 AM PDT by bricklayer
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Bringing the best out of young people by developing their character; what a quaint idea.

God bless him.

6 posted on 10/28/2008 7:01:43 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The fourth estate is the fifth column.)
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Hello all,

I’m glad that I found this article. It brings a bit of clarity to us during this most relentless election season.


7 posted on 10/28/2008 8:28:59 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Campbell: Brown as Bullsh*t)
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My husband and I are friends with a 92 yo old general practitioner that still sees patients three days a week.

He is physically and mentally in top shape and just a great guy to be around. I love seeing the world through his eyes and his experiences.

How true....posts like this are a nice vacation from the election stories.

8 posted on 10/28/2008 8:59:09 AM PDT by Kimmers (Our country is in trouble. Whom do you want to lead, a fighter pilot or a community organizer?)
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