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Leaders show respect for people by giving them time.

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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
Basketball Coach
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Michael William Krzyzewski
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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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When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.
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A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time
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Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.
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Leaders have to give time for relationships. But more demands will be placed on their time as they become more successful. So if a person's success is based on developing relationships, then they have to continually find new ways of getting it done
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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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My mom gave me unconditional support and unfailing love. You can't get any better than that. That's why I've never been afraid to lose.
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Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication
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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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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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A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.
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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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There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable
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Always get back to your core principles.
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Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.
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You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself.
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I always won in my imagination. I always hit the game-winning shot, or I hit the free throw. Or if I missed, there was a lane violation, and I was given another one.
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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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Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.
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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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