Basketball coaching Quotes by Mike Krzyzewski

I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.

— Mike Krzyzewski

...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.

— Mike Krzyzewski

The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.

— Mike Krzyzewski

You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.

— Mike Krzyzewski

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared…

— Mike Krzyzewski

The best teams are team in any sport that lose themselves in the team. The individuals lose their identity. And their identities…

— Mike Krzyzewski

Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

— Mike Krzyzewski

We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.

— Mike Krzyzewski

People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in…

— Mike Krzyzewski

When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game.…

— Mike Krzyzewski