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Once you win a National Champi...

Once you win a National Championship, how do you do that again? How do you get the passion to do that again? We won it again right away, the next year. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn't give myself an opportunity to enjoy the first one.

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

Playing sport was somewhat fri...

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 184 quotes

That's another thing, we made ...

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 184 quotes

Defense is one man guarding th...

Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

In developing teams, I don't b...

In developing teams, I don't believe in rules. I believe in standards. Rules don't promote teamwork, standards do

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

Effort is fully replenishable....

Effort is fully replenishable. There is no need to save any of it. Leave every bit you have on the playing field

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

You don't just be a team. You ...

You don't just be a team. You become a team. Through tough games you find that you need each other

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

Goals should be realistic, att...

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

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

Footwork is one of the primary...

Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

If the only reason I coached w...

If the only reason I coached was to win basketball games, my life would be pretty shallow

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

The truth is that many people ...

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

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Sometimes in a defeat, you can...

Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory. I wanted them to feel good about what they had accomplished. Not to like losing, but to like the success that they had.

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

Therefore, as a player, as a c...

Therefore, as a player, as a coach, even though we might have lost in a season or not won a championship, it was like a self-fulfilling prophecy that I'm going to win some time. I've never felt myself a loser.

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

It's funny what happens when y...

It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific.

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

If what you have done yesterda...

If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you. You haven't done much today.

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

Good sound habits are more imp...

Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

Play and practice like you are...

Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

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When you are speaking to your ...

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 your other players did to help the team win. Be sure to spread the wealth... Then have individual meetings with one to three players to praise and reinforce. Make sure you touch them.

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

I don't think we surprise peop...

I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

I have a plan of action, but t...

I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.

Mike Krzyzewski 184 quotes

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