Mike Krzyzewski Quotes About Coaching
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I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.
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We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.
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Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.
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I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.
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Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.
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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.
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I think coaching is confused at times as being an arrow that only goes to a player. Those players send arrows back to you, and that’s where a relationship is developed. I don’t make a player, and a player doesn’t make me a coach. We make each other.
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The best teams are team in any sport that lose themselves in the team. The individuals lose their identity. And their identities come about as a result of being in the team first.
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The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.
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I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.
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Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.
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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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...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.
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Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.
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A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent learning about people.
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I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
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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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The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.
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I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.
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You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.
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Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.
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