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I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

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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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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I always won in my imagination. I always hit the game-winning shot, or I hit the free throw. Or if I missed, there was a lane violation, and I was given another one.
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Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable.
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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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First of all, what happens is, when you're good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity.
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A team is a fist-not five fingers.
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Don't let a single game break your heart.
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When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory
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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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Great rivalries don't have to be built on hatred. They're built on respect, on a respect for excellence.
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It's not like we have not had close games. We've just been able to win them, and as a result, the reality sometimes doesn't set in that you're weak in certain areas or you're not doing certain things well. ... When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.
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The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.
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In developing teams, I don't believe in rules. I believe in standards. Rules don't promote teamwork, standards do
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A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure.
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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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You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself.
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In putting together your standards, remember that it is essential to involve your entire team. Standards are not rules issued by the boss they are a collective identity. Remember, standards are the things that you do all the time and the things for which you hold one another accountable.
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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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