As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission Mike Krzyzewski More Quotes by Mike Krzyzewski More Quotes From Mike Krzyzewski When I had troubles, I'd go out - with basketball, you can do it by yourself, too. So you'd go out and shoot, and you'd fantasize. Mike Krzyzewski basketballtroublecan-do With me and basketball, it became part of me. Mike Krzyzewski basketball Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the person who has it can bring out the best in everybody else. Mike Krzyzewski teambasketballheart Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be. Mike Krzyzewski basketballgamesplay 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 playerwinningloss We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat. Mike Krzyzewski coachingbasketballstuff I believe a big part of leadership is about winning the moment. Mike Krzyzewski basketballwinningbelieve ...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line. Mike Krzyzewski teambasketballplay As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure. But when our goal is to try to win, when our focus is on preparation and sacrifice and effort instead of on numbers on a scoreboard then we will never lose. Mike Krzyzewski disappointmentteacherwrestling When you first assemble a group, it's not a team right off the bat. It's only a collection of individuals Mike Krzyzewski volleyballbatsteam 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 Mike Krzyzewski volleyballteammistake I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport. Mike Krzyzewski basketballteachersports 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. Mike Krzyzewski footballsportsschool 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. Mike Krzyzewski basketballgameswinning 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. Mike Krzyzewski bossteamtogether Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters. Mike Krzyzewski developmentparenthelping Always get back to your core principles. Mike Krzyzewski get-backcoreprinciples I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears. Mike Krzyzewski basketballinspirationalthinking 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. Mike Krzyzewski basketballsportspeople Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts. Mike Krzyzewski coachingimportantbasketball
