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I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.

Mike Krzyzewski

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
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Fun is to experience things you would not have been able to experience in any other setting.
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