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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
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Michael William Krzyzewski
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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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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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If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.
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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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Leaders show respect for people by giving them time.
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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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Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.
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Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.
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Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.
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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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Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.
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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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Two are better than one if two act as one.
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You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.
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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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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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A team is a fist-not five fingers.
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You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself.
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It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward
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