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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
Basketball Player
Chicago
Illinois
Michael William Krzyzewski
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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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You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.
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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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Once you win a National Championship, how do you do that again? How do you get the passion to do that again? We won it again right away, the next year. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn't give myself an opportunity to enjoy the first one.
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Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.
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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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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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I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.
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Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.
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Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.
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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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A leader may be the most knowledgeable person in the world, but if the players on his team cannot translate that knowledge into action, it means nothing.
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Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication
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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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Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.
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Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.
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Mutual commitment helps overcome the fear of failure—especially when people are part of a team sharing and achieving goals. It also sets the stage for open dialogue and honest conversation.
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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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With me and basketball, it became part of me.
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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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