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THANKS, COACH K
Coach K enters his 30th year at Duke in 2009. Throughout the season on these two
pages, we will recognize our Hall of Famer’s three decades of excellence and profound
impact on Duke University with words, thoughts and thank-yous from family, former
players, friends and fans... And look ahead to the next decade and beyond.
PLAYER APPRECIATION - A MESSAGE FROM OLYMPIAN DWYANE WADE
“Coach K, I just wanted to say congratulations on your 30-year anniversary. I am
sure there are so many, so many great moments that you can think of that you have
had. What comes to mind to me is that Duke University has set a standard for
everyone else, from every other college. The way you play the game, the way your
team smack the floor on defense, we all tried to do the same thing. Congratulations
to you -- I can’t think of no one else more deserving of being in this game for as long
as you have and still respected as you are. So, congratulations and see you soon.”
COACH K THEN & NOW
Coach K in Cameron with arguably the most Coach K with arguably USA Basketball’s most
important player in Duke history, Johnny important “recruit” the past few summers, Kobe
Dawkins (now the Stanford Head Coach) Bryant (the pair won Gold together in Beijing)
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