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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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As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure. But when our goal is to try to win, when our focus is on preparation and sacrifice and effort instead of on numbers on a scoreboard then we will never lose.
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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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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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I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.
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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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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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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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Talent is important. But the single most important ingredient after you get the talent is internal leadership. It's not the coaches as much as one single person or people on the team who set higher standards than that team would normally set for itself. I really believe that that's been ultimately important for us.
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Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
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My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.
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A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time
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Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.
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When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.
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If you have talent with teamwork, you've got a chance to be a championship team.
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With me and basketball, it became part of me.
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In our program, the truth is the basis of all we do. There is nothing more important than the truth because there's nothing more powerful than the truth. Consequently, on our team, we always tell each other the truth. We must be honest with one another. There is no other way.
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You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself.
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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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Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.
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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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