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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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Michael William Krzyzewski
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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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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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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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Confidence shared is better than confidence only in yourself.
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When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.
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Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.
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Leaders show respect for people by giving them time.
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In order to be a winner, you have to look for ways of getting things done and not for reasons why things can’t be done. People who live with excuses have things that can’t be done hovering around them all the time.
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When I had troubles, I'd go out - with basketball, you can do it by yourself, too. So you'd go out and shoot, and you'd fantasize.
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When I was growing up, there weren't any Little Leagues in the city. Parents worked all the time. They didn't have time to take their kids out to play baseball and football.
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With me and basketball, it became part of me.
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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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As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission
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Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.
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Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.
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