Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

American - Coach | February 13, 1947 -

The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.

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The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.

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My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and that's still what I do: teach.

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Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters.

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

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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 would like it if the teacher and the parents would connect more. I think that used to be, but we're losing a little bit of that right now.

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I always won in my imagination. I always hit the game-winning shot, or I hit the free throw. Or if I missed, there was a lane violation, and I was given another one.

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I always wanted to teach.

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Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.

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When I went to high school, an all-boys' school, a Catholic school, I tried out for football, and I didn't make it. It was the first time, athletically, that I was knocked down.

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With me and basketball, it became part of me.

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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.

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