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Fun is to experience things you would not have been able to experience in any other setting.

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
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Michael William Krzyzewski
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The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.
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The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.
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I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.
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Almost everything in leadership comes back to relationships.
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The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits.
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Sometimes it's not bad to hurt. Sometimes you don't want things until you get hurt. We got hurt today, let's see what we do.
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When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.
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Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.
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In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family. I BELIEVE IN YOU. Those four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try.
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Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication
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There are kids don't want to do something because they're afraid of looking stupid to their peers. There comes a time when they start protecting themselves, instead of extending. I want to make sure that they're always trying to extend themselves.
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Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.
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Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.
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I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport.
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The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.
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In order to be a winner, you have to look for ways of getting things done and not for reasons why things can’t be done. People who live with excuses have things that can’t be done hovering around them all the time.
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It’s simply doing what you’re supposed to do as well as you can when you’re supposed to do it.
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Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.
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You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself.
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