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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
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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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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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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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I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.
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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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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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A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time
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When I had troubles, I'd go out - with basketball, you can do it by yourself, too. So you'd go out and shoot, and you'd fantasize.
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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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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 think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.
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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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If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.
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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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Fun is to experience things you would not have been able to experience in any other setting.
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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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You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel.
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We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.
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Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication
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A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.
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