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I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.
Mike Krzyzewski
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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
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Michael William Krzyzewski
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More quotes by Mike Krzyzewski
As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure. But when our goal is to try to win, when our focus is on preparation and sacrifice and effort instead of on numbers on a scoreboard then we will never lose.
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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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My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.
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A leader may be the most knowledgeable person in the world, but if the players on his team cannot translate that knowledge into action, it means nothing.
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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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Great rivalries don't have to be built on hatred. They're built on respect, on a respect for excellence.
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A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure.
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When I had troubles, I'd go out - with basketball, you can do it by yourself, too. So you'd go out and shoot, and you'd fantasize.
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The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.
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I try to see each new season as a new challenge because I have a new team to work with, new opponents to encounter, and often new ideas and theories to try
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The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.
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Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
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I don't think you play for other people's expectations, you know. You don't go and become a lawyer because your mother or father want you to, you don't become a coach because somebody wants you to.
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When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory
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Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable.
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There are always those times when you're going to be down. It's how you step through it that makes you the person you are.
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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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Don't let a single game break your heart.
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It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific.
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Almost everything in leadership comes back to relationships.
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