All Mike Krzyzewski Quotes
- If the only reason I coached was to win basketball games, my life would be pretty shallow Basketball
- Turning down the Lakers was tough, but it is always good to renew your vows to the loves of your life. Always Good
- People have to be given the freedom to show the heart they possess. I think it’s a leader’s responsibility to provide that type of freedom.… Believe
- Every leader needs to remember that a healthy respect for authority takes time to develop. It’s like building trust. You don’t instantly have trust, it… Authority
- Mutual commitment helps overcome the fear of failure—especially when people are part of a team sharing and achieving goals. It also sets the stage for… Achieve
- Discipline is doing what you are supposed to do in the best possible manner at the time you are supposed to do it. Best
- You develop a team to achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. All of us alone are weaker, by far, than if all of us… Accomplish
- Two are better than one if two act as one. Act
- 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… Action
- Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about. All
- A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure. All
- Almost everything in leadership comes back to relationships. Almost Everything
- 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.… All
- My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows. Attain
- I think some parents now look at a youngster failing as the final thing. It's a process, and failure is part of the process. I… Bit
- One of the worst things anybody can do is assume. I think fools assume. If people have really got it together, they never assume anything.… Anybody
- It’s simply doing what you’re supposed to do as well as you can when you’re supposed to do it. Funny
- Growth creates complexity, which requires simplicity. Complexity
- As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission Complete
- There are always those times when you're going to be down. It's how you step through it that makes you the person you are. Down
- 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… All
- A leader has to show the face his team needs to see. Face
- A team is a fist-not five fingers. Basketball
- Great rivalries don't have to be built on hatred. They're built on respect, on a respect for excellence. Built
- 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… All