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I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
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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Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you - or are you going to show it all the time?
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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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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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You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel.
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I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.
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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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A team is a fist-not five fingers.
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The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.
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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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The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team.
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