All Mike Krzyzewski Quotes
- 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… Accomplished
- 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… Championship
- 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. Act
- If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you. You haven't done much today. Basketball
- Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts. Basketball
- Play and practice like you are trying to make the team. Basketball
- 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… Basketball
- I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them. Basketball
- I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments. Action
- I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural. Basketball
- I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion. Basketball
- Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates. Basketball
- 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… Any
- The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one. Basketball
- You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position. Basketball
- ...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line. Any
- We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat. Basketball
- Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows. Ability
- Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be. Basketball
- Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself. Basketball
- Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits. All
- Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime. Every Journey
- I have a rule on my team: When we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's… Each
- When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing,… Basketball
- We lost, and that's the main thing that went wrong, Basketball