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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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Mike Krzyzewski
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 13
Basketball Coach
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Michael William Krzyzewski
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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'm still not a great reader, but my wife is and my daughters are, and I envy them. I think I got into a bad habit of trying to do something all the time, instead of trying to sit down and take my time a little bit.
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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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Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.
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With me and basketball, it became part of me.
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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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