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A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
Basketball Coach
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Chicago
Illinois
Michael William Krzyzewski
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The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.
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I think coaching is confused at times as being an arrow that only goes to a player. Those players send arrows back to you, and that’s where a relationship is developed. I don’t make a player, and a player doesn’t make me a coach. We make each other.
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Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.
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Confidence shared is better than confidence only in yourself.
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I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
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When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game. Talk about what your other players did to help the team win. Be sure to spread the wealth... Then have individual meetings with one to three players to praise and reinforce. Make sure you touch them.
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Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
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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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That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on.
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I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.
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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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I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.
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Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory.
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I try to see each new season as a new challenge because I have a new team to work with, new opponents to encounter, and often new ideas and theories to try
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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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That's why basketball was so good, because I didn't really need you or anyone else to play it. It would be better if we played four-on-four or five-on-five, but I could go out there alone.
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