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Don't let a single game break your heart.

Mike Krzyzewski

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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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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've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport.
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Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.
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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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Almost everything in leadership comes back to relationships.
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Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.
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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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Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication
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Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
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In developing teams, I don't believe in rules. I believe in standards. Rules don't promote teamwork, standards do
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Imagination has a great deal to do with winning.
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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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You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel.
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A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time
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The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.
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When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory
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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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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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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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The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.
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