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Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

I’ve been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it Picture Quote #1

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 has to be earned Picture Quote #1

For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You’ve achieved, you’ve got your stamp of approval. My first team to do that was in 1986. Then we did it in 88, 89 and 90 Picture Quote #1

You cannot merely expect culture to be a natural occurrence; it has to be taught and made a part of your everyday routine Picture Quote #1

I’ve tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we’ll win again, but I’ve also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport Picture Quote #1

That’s another thing, we made up games. We didn’t have equipment. When it snowed, we would play slow motion tackle football. We would play hockey, but we wouldn’t skate. We just made things up. I loved doing that Picture Quote #1

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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. People who live with excuses have things that can’t be done hovering around them all the time Picture Quote #1

I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it’s plural Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it’s not bad to hurt. Sometimes you don’t want things until you get hurt. We got hurt today, let’s see what we do Picture Quote #1

Great rivalries don’t have to be built on hatred. They’re built on respect, on a respect for excellence Picture Quote #1

The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits Picture Quote #1

My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and that’s still what I do: teach Picture Quote #1

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Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable Picture Quote #1

Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters Picture Quote #1

I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it’s plural Picture Quote #1

Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be Picture Quote #1

Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits Picture Quote #1

It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward Picture Quote #1

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Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team Picture Quote #1

Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player Picture Quote #1

As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission Picture Quote #1

In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure Picture Quote #1

A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That’s how I want you to play Picture Quote #1

First of all, what happens is, when you’re good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity Picture Quote #1

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Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing Picture Quote #1

Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need Picture Quote #1

Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school Picture Quote #1

I’m still not a great reader, but my wife is and my daughters are, and I envy them. I think I got into a bad habit of trying to do something all the time, instead of trying to sit down and take my time a little bit Picture Quote #1

Playing sport was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it. I rebelled a little bit, and wouldn’t go to music lessons and things like that, but I would go and play ball. My parents learned to love it because they saw how much I got out of it Picture Quote #1

That’s another thing, we made up games. We didn’t have equipment. When it snowed, we would play slow motion tackle football. We would play hockey, but we wouldn’t skate. We just made things up. I loved doing that Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) 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 has to be earned. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You’ve achieved, you’ve got your stamp of approval. My first team to do that was in 1986. Then we did it in 88, 89 and 90. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) You cannot merely expect culture to be a natural occurrence; it has to be taught and made a part of your everyday routine. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) I’ve tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we’ll win again, but I’ve also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) That’s another thing, we made up games. We didn’t have equipment. When it snowed, we would play slow motion tackle football. We would play hockey, but we wouldn’t skate. We just made things up. I loved doing that. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) 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. People who live with excuses have things that can’t be done hovering around them all the time. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it’s plural. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Sometimes it’s not bad to hurt. Sometimes you don’t want things until you get hurt. We got hurt today, let’s see what we do. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Great rivalries don’t have to be built on hatred. They’re built on respect, on a respect for excellence. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and that’s still what I do: teach. (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it’s plural (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That’s how I want you to play (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) First of all, what happens is, when you’re good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) I’m still not a great reader, but my wife is and my daughters are, and I envy them. I think I got into a bad habit of trying to do something all the time, instead of trying to sit down and take my time a little bit (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) Playing sport was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it. I rebelled a little bit, and wouldn’t go to music lessons and things like that, but I would go and play ball. My parents learned to love it because they saw how much I got out of it (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes) That’s another thing, we made up games. We didn’t have equipment. When it snowed, we would play slow motion tackle football. We would play hockey, but we wouldn’t skate. We just made things up. I loved doing that (Mike Krzyzewski Quotes)

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