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As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Chicago
Illinois
Michael William Krzyzewski
Coach K
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Sidetracked
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If you have talent with teamwork, you've got a chance to be a championship team.
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Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable.
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Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
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Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you - or are you going to show it all the time?
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It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific.
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Don't let a single game break your heart.
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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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I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.
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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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I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.
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Two are better than one if two act as one.
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