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Whatever a leader does now sets up what he does later. And there's always a later.

Mike Krzyzewski

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
Basketball Coach
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Michael William Krzyzewski
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Leaders show respect for people by giving them time.
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Sometimes it's not bad to hurt. Sometimes you don't want things until you get hurt. We got hurt today, let's see what we do.
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It’s simply doing what you’re supposed to do as well as you can when you’re supposed to do it.
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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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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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We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.
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There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable
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In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family. I BELIEVE IN YOU. Those four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try.
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The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.
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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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Don't let a single game break your heart.
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You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself.
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Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated
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Two are better than one if two act as one.
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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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I think coaching is confused at times as being an arrow that only goes to a player. Those players send arrows back to you, and that’s where a relationship is developed. I don’t make a player, and a player doesn’t make me a coach. We make each other.
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I don't think you play for other people's expectations, you know. You don't go and become a lawyer because your mother or father want you to, you don't become a coach because somebody wants you to.
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My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.
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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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The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.
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