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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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Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.
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I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.
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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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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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Talent is important. But the single most important ingredient after you get the talent is internal leadership. It's not the coaches as much as one single person or people on the team who set higher standards than that team would normally set for itself. I really believe that that's been ultimately important for us.
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I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.
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Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.
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I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.
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