Mike Krzyzewski Quotes - Inspirational Team Quotes
Michael William Krzyzewski (nicknamed "Coach K"; born February 13, 1947) is an American college basketball coach and former player. Since 1980, he has served as the head men's basketball coach at Duke University. At Duke, Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to five NCAA Championships, 12 Final Fours, 12 ACC regular season titles, and 13 ACC Tournament championships. Krzyzewski is also the coach of the United States men's national basketball team, whom he led to two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the head coach of the American team that won the gold medals at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2014 FIBA World Championship. He was also an assistant coach for the 1992 "Dream Team".
Mike Krzyzewski Quotes - Inspirational Team Quotes:
Mike Krzyzewski Quotes
1. A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure.
― Mike Krzyzewski
2. Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.
― Mike Krzyzewski
3. When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing, things like rejection and setbacks will not hinder you in your pursuit. You believe that nothing can stop you!
― Mike Krzyzewski
4. If what you did yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.
― Mike Krzyzewski
5. Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.
― Mike Krzyzewski
6. I remember the values my folks taught me. Back then, you grew up believing in God, you told the truth — and you loved your country and playground basketball.
― Mike Krzyzewski
7. A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure.
― Mike Krzyzewski
8. Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you—or are you going to show it all the time?
― Mike Krzyzewski
9. 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.
― Mike Krzyzewski
10. I believe work is good. There is dignity in work. I also believe that a hard-work ethic forges strong leaders.
― Mike Krzyzewski
11. To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.
― Mike Krzyzewski
12. My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.
― Mike Krzyzewski
13. Two are better than one if two act as one.
― Mike Krzyzewski
14. Every leader needs to remember that a healthy respect for authority takes time to develop. It’s like building trust. You don’t instantly have trust, it has to be earned.
― Mike Krzyzewski
15. 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
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