Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

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• Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory. I wanted them to feel good about what they had accomplished. Not to…
• Therefore, as a player, as a coach, even though we might have lost in a season or not won a championship, it was like a…
• It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific.
• If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you. You haven't done much today.
• Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.
• Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.
• When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game. Talk about what…
• I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.
• I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.
• I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.
• I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
• Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.
• The best teams are team in any sport that lose themselves in the team. The individuals lose their identity. And their identities come about as…
• The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.
• You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.
• ...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.
• We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.
• Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.
• Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.
• Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

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