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When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
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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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For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You’ve achieved, you’ve got your stamp of approval. My first team to do that was in 1986. Then we did it in ’88, ’89 and ’90.
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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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