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You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.
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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When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game. Talk about what your other players did to help the team win. Be sure to spread the wealth... Then have individual meetings with one to three players to praise and reinforce. Make sure you touch them.
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I'm still not a great reader, but my wife is and my daughters are, and I envy them. I think I got into a bad habit of trying to do something all the time, instead of trying to sit down and take my time a little bit.
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Mutual commitment helps overcome the fear of failure—especially when people are part of a team sharing and achieving goals. It also sets the stage for open dialogue and honest conversation.
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The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.
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If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.
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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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Pete Newell told me 'get as much information and learn as much about the game as you can, but use your own personality to teach it.'
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I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.
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The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.
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Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.
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I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.
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We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.
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If you have talent with teamwork, you've got a chance to be a championship team.
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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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Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.
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Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.
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I have a rule on my team: When we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody.
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My mom gave me unconditional support and unfailing love. You can't get any better than that. That's why I've never been afraid to lose.
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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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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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