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Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

Mike Krzyzewski quotes

American Coach February 13, 1947

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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 supportive. They shared in it. Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski quote: "The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom,..."
The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed. Mike Krzyzewski
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
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
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 or group exceed their limits. Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski quote: "Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've..."
Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to. Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski quote: "The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the..."
The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team. Mike Krzyzewski
My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and I was the youngest of a bunch of cousins. Polish families are real big, with cousins and aunts and uncles. Mike Krzyzewski
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 first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure. Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski quote: "Leadership is an ever-evolving position."
Leadership is an ever-evolving position. Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski quote: "I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped..."
I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts. Mike Krzyzewski
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
Mike Krzyzewski quote: "To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have..."
To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless. Mike Krzyzewski
When I was growing up, there weren't any Little Leagues in the city. Parents worked all the time. They didn't have time to take their kids out to play baseball and football. Mike Krzyzewski
I'm still not a great reader, but my wife is and my daughters are, and I envy them. I think I got into a bad habit of trying to do something all the time, instead of trying to sit down and take my time a little bit. Mike Krzyzewski

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