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Two are better than one if two act as one.

Mike Krzyzewski

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Chicago
Illinois
Michael William Krzyzewski
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Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.
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As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure. But when our goal is to try to win, when our focus is on preparation and sacrifice and effort instead of on numbers on a scoreboard then we will never lose.
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There are always those times when you're going to be down. It's how you step through it that makes you the person you are.
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You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.
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Don't let a single game break your heart.
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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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