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For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You’ve achieved, you’ve got your stamp of approval. My first team to do that was in 1986. Then we did it in ’88, ’89 and ’90.
Mike Krzyzewski
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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
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Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable.
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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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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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The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.
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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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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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Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you - or are you going to show it all the time?
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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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