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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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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
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It's not like we have not had close games. We've just been able to win them, and as a result, the reality sometimes doesn't set in that you're weak in certain areas or you're not doing certain things well. ... When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.
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My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.
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Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.
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I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.
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A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure.
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Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.
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The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.
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First of all, what happens is, when you're good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity.
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Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.
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Two are better than one if two act as one.
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The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.
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When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.
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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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Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.
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Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
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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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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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Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory.
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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 love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.
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