Mike Krzyzewski - Team Quotes

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In leadership, there are no words more important than trust. In any organization, trust must be developed among every member of the team if success is going to be achieved

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In putting together your standards, remember that it is essential to involve your entire team. Standards are not rules issued by the boss; they are a collective identity. Remember, standards are the things that you do all the time and the things for which you hold one another accountable.

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During the season, your team should be led with exuberance and excitement. You should live the journey. You should live it right. You should live it together. You should live it shared. You should try to make one another better. You should get on one another if somebody's not doing their part. You should hug one another when they are. You should be disappointed in a loss and exhilarated in a win. It's all about the journey.

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Visualize a wagon wheel as a complete team. A leader might be the hub of the wheel at the center. Now suppose the spokes are the connecting relationships the leader is building with people on the outer rim of the wheel. If the hub is removed, then the entire wheel collapses. In a situation like that, if a team loses the leader, the entire team collapses.

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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 the best in your team, your employees, and your family. I BELIEVE IN YOU. Those four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try.

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Encourage members of your team to take the initiative and act on their own.

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In our program, the truth is the basis of all we do. There is nothing more important than the truth because there's nothing more powerful than the truth. Consequently, on our team, we always tell each other the truth. We must be honest with one another. There is no other way.

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There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable

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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 are together.

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I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.

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A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure.

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If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.

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When a leader takes responsibility for his own actions and mistakes, he not only sets a good example, he shows a healthy respect for people on his team

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Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the person who has it can bring out the best in everybody else.

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When you first assemble a group, it's not a team right off the bat. It's only a collection of individuals

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Never set a goal that involves number of wins — never. Set goals that revolve around playing together as a team. Doing so will put you in a position to win every game.

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Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team

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People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they feel that they are doing something for the greater good.

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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. And I believe it can be done through relationships and family. Because if a team is a real family, it's members want to show you their hearts.

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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 open dialogue and honest conversation.

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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 means nothing.

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