...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the person who has it can bring out the best in… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
If you have talent with teamwork, you've got a chance to be a championship team. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
In order to be a winner, you have to look for ways of getting things done and not for reasons why things… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
You start developing a championship attitude by, first of all, telling kids that they are really good and that they have the… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
You develop a team to achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. All of us alone are weaker, by far, than if… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
I was very pleased with the entire selection process. The manner in which it was conducted included all parts of United States'… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
I think coaching is confused at times as being an arrow that only goes to a player. Those players send arrows back… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory. I wanted them to feel good about what they had… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
When I had troubles, I'd go out with basketball - you can do it by yourself, too. So you'd go out and… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
I didn't miss any games, but Coach Knight came out and spent three days with my family in Chicago when my dad… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game.… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
During the season, your team should be led with exuberance and excitement. You should live the journey. You should live it right.… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Talent is important. But the single most important ingredient after you get the talent is internal leadership. It's not the coaches as… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
It's not like we have not had close games. We've just been able to win them, and as a result, the reality… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
People have to be given the freedom to show the heart they possess. I think it’s a leader’s responsibility to provide that… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
When you first assemble a group, it's not a team right off the bat. It's only a collection of individuals — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Encourage members of your team to take the initiative and act on their own. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
You don't just be a team. You become a team. Through tough games you find that you need each other — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
A leader may be the most knowledgeable person in the world, but if the players on his team cannot translate that knowledge… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share
Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share
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… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share
As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure. But when… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share
A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share
If you set up an atmosphere of community and trust, it becomes a tradition. Older team members will establish your credibility with newer ones.… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share
A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share
