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I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.

Mike Krzyzewski

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
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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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In our program, the truth is the basis of all we do. There is nothing more important than the truth because there's nothing more powerful than the truth. Consequently, on our team, we always tell each other the truth. We must be honest with one another. There is no other way.
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Two are better than one if two act as one.
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I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
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I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.
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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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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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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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Imagination has a great deal to do with winning.
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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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Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.
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