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Coaching Quotes by Mike Krzyzewski
- 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.
More Coaching Quotes
- It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two! — Ernie Banks
- Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. — Yogi Berra
- Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical. — Yogi Berra
- Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting. — Yogi Berra
- The other teams could make trouble for us if they win. — Yogi Berra
- I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be… — Ray Bradbury
- Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you… — Bear Bryant
- I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over. — Warren Buffett