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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
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Michael William Krzyzewski
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When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.
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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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When I was growing up, there weren't any Little Leagues in the city. Parents worked all the time. They didn't have time to take their kids out to play baseball and football.
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The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.
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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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I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.
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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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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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Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated
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Pete Newell told me 'get as much information and learn as much about the game as you can, but use your own personality to teach it.'
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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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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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The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.
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In order to be a winner, you have to look for ways of getting things done and not for reasons why things can’t be done. People who live with excuses have things that can’t be done hovering around them all the time.
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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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You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel.
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You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.
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Fun is to experience things you would not have been able to experience in any other setting.
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