Mike Krzyzewski Short Quotes

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Never forget a defeat. Defeat can be the key to victory.

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There is always a way to win. Never say you cannot do it.

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Never let a person's weakness get in the way of his strength.

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Confidence shared is better than confidence only in yourself.

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Making shots counts, but not as much as the people who make them.

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

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

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

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Whatever a leader does now sets up what he does later. And there's always a later.

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It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward

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Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.

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

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Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated

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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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Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you - or are you going to show it all the time?

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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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When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory

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My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.

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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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Throughout the season, I look into my players eyes to gauge feelings, confidence levels, and to establish instant trust.

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

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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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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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During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak. Leaders must beat back these emotions

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