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As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission
Mike Krzyzewski
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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
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Michael William Krzyzewski
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In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.
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When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing, things like rejection and setbacks will not hinder you in your pursuit. You believe that nothing can stop you!
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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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With me and basketball, it became part of me.
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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.
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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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You start developing a championship attitude by, first of all, telling kids that they are really good and that they have the potential to become better.
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When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory
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Always get back to your core principles.
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I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.
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I have a rule on my team: When we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody.
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The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits.
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The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.
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I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport.
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Confidence shared is better than confidence only in yourself.
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Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.
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Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated
Mike Krzyzewski
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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Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you - or are you going to show it all the time?
Mike Krzyzewski
Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.
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