Quite Continental

After she passed away in 1985, Coach Wooden wrote his wife Nellie — his first, last and true love — a love letter every month.

Interviewer: How do you make love last in a marriage?
Coach: There’s only one way.  Truly truly truly love.  Most powerful thing there is.  It’s true, it’s true.  It must be true.

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§ 3 Responses to Great Loves: Nellie and Coach Wooden

• Annie says:

  14/02/2012 at 11:30 pm

  Oh that’s so sad and so beautiful!

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  • Mariah Kunkel says:

    16/02/2012 at 11:22 pm

    Completely agree. Such an amazing story of an amazing love.

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• miq says:

  15/02/2012 at 2:15 pm

  Wow.

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