Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
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.
Mike Krzyzewski
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Chicago
Illinois
Michael William Krzyzewski
Coach K
Michael Krzyzewski
Krzyzewski
Coach Krzyzewski
Firsts
Sport
First
Basketball
Something
Identity
Good
Spend
Time
Becomes
People
Sports
Happens
Part
Identify
More quotes by Mike Krzyzewski
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.
Mike Krzyzewski
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.
Mike Krzyzewski
Don't let a single game break your heart.
Mike Krzyzewski
We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.
Mike Krzyzewski
Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.
Mike Krzyzewski
Confidence shared is better than confidence only in yourself.
Mike Krzyzewski
That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on.
Mike Krzyzewski
I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.
Mike Krzyzewski
Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication
Mike Krzyzewski
With me and basketball, it became part of me.
Mike Krzyzewski
Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable.
Mike Krzyzewski
You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel.
Mike Krzyzewski
Mutual commitment helps overcome the fear of failure—especially when people are part of a team sharing and achieving goals. It also sets the stage for open dialogue and honest conversation.
Mike Krzyzewski
There are kids don't want to do something because they're afraid of looking stupid to their peers. There comes a time when they start protecting themselves, instead of extending. I want to make sure that they're always trying to extend themselves.
Mike Krzyzewski
It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward
Mike Krzyzewski
I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.
Mike Krzyzewski
If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.
Mike Krzyzewski
My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.
Mike Krzyzewski
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.'
Mike Krzyzewski
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.
Mike Krzyzewski
