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win. But, win or lose, it was always on an even keel. He didn’t
want us to get too excited about winning even if it was a
national championship.
He was a strong disciplinarian, but he demanded discipline
in a very controlled way. “Goodness gracious sakes” was real
angry for him. He was a master at analyzing personalities.
Player A might just need an explanation. Player B might need
some push. He knew what everybody needed to learn his les-
sons, and he supplied it.
Like with Sidney Wicks. Sidney loved the practices, so the
worst possible thing he could do to Sidney was say, “Sidney,
you’re not with it today. Take a shower.” No screaming,
yelling. That was it, “Take a shower.”
He kept it simple—but intense; not emotional, just very
intense.