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With me and basketball, it became part of me.

Mike Krzyzewski

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Chicago
Illinois
Michael William Krzyzewski
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The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.
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Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory.
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Two are better than one if two act as one.
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That's why basketball was so good, because I didn't really need you or anyone else to play it. It would be better if we played four-on-four or five-on-five, but I could go out there alone.
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