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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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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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Every leader needs to remember that a healthy respect for authority takes time to develop. It’s like building trust. You don’t instantly have trust, it has to be earned.
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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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When a leader takes responsibility for his own actions and mistakes, he not only sets a good example, he shows a healthy respect for people on his team
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The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.
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Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.
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Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.
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Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.
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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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Once you win a National Championship, how do you do that again? How do you get the passion to do that again? We won it again right away, the next year. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn't give myself an opportunity to enjoy the first one.
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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 developing teams, I don't believe in rules. I believe in standards. Rules don't promote teamwork, standards do
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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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The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.
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There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable
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Always get back to your core principles.
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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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As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission
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That's why basketball was so good, because I didn't really need you or anyone else to play it. It would be better if we played four-on-four or five-on-five, but I could go out there alone.
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Whatever a leader does now sets up what he does later. And there's always a later.
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