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46 quotes by Mike Krzyzewski

Michael William "Mike" Krzyzewski (/ʃəˈʃɛfski/ shə-SHEF-ski; nicknamed "Coach K"; born February 13, 1947) is an American basketball coach and former player. Since 1980, he has served as the head men's basketball coach at Duke University after taking over the program from Bill Foster. At Duke, Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to four NCAA Championships, 11 Final Fours, 12 ACC regular season titles, and 13 ACC Tournament championships....
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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.

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To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.

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Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to.

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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... →

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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... →

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Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.

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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... →

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There are kids don't want to do something because they're afraid of looking stupid to their peers. There comes a time when they start... →

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

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When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.

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

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Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable.

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