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Almost everything in leadership comes back to relationships.

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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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My mom gave me unconditional support and unfailing love. You can't get any better than that. That's why I've never been afraid to lose.
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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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Whatever a leader does now sets up what he does later. And there's always a later.
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Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.
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Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.
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The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team.
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Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory.
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A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.
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A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.
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I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.
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In putting together your standards, remember that it is essential to involve your entire team. Standards are not rules issued by the boss they are a collective identity. Remember, standards are the things that you do all the time and the things for which you hold one another accountable.
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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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Talent is important. But the single most important ingredient after you get the talent is internal leadership. It's not the coaches as much as one single person or people on the team who set higher standards than that team would normally set for itself. I really believe that that's been ultimately important for us.
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The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.
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During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak. Leaders must beat back these emotions
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When I had troubles, I'd go out - with basketball, you can do it by yourself, too. So you'd go out and shoot, and you'd fantasize.
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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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If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.
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When a leader takes responsibility for his own actions and mistakes, he not only sets a good example, he shows a healthy respect for people on his team
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The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.
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