Mike Krzyzewski Quotes - Page 3

You cannot merely expect culture to be a natural occurrence; it has to be taught and made a part of your everyday routine.

You have to work hard at staying in contact with your friends so that the relationships will continue and live on... Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.

One of the worst things anybody can do is assume. I think fools assume. If people have really got it together, they never assume anything. They believe, they work hard, and they prepare- but they don't assume.

Whatever a leader does now sets up what he does later. And there's always a later.

My mom gave me unconditional support and unfailing love. You can't get any better than that. That's why I've never been afraid to lose.

Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated

Sometimes it's not bad to hurt. Sometimes you don't want things until you get hurt. We got hurt today, let's see what we do.

During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak. Leaders must beat back these emotions

Always get back to your core principles.

Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you - or are you going to show it all the time?

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

You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel.

During the season, your team should be led with exuberance and excitement. You should live the journey. You should live it right. You should live it together. You should live it shared. You should try to make one another better. You should get on one another if somebody's not doing their part. You should hug one another when they are. You should be disappointed in a loss and exhilarated in a win. It's all about the journey.

Talent is important. But the single most important ingredient after you get the talent is internal leadership. It's not the coaches as much as one single person or people on the team who set higher standards than that team would normally set for itself. I really believe that that's been ultimately important for us.

Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him

Visualize a wagon wheel as a complete team. A leader might be the hub of the wheel at the center. Now suppose the spokes are the connecting relationships the leader is building with people on the outer rim of the wheel. If the hub is removed, then the entire wheel collapses. In a situation like that, if a team loses the leader, the entire team collapses.

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. Not me. I don't want to be a manager or a dictator. I want to be a leader-and leadership is ongoing, adjustable, flexible, and dynamic. As such, leaders have to maintain a certain amount of discretion

You start developing a championship attitude by, first of all, telling kids that they are really good and that they have the potential to become better.

A leader has to show the face his team needs to see.

If you have talent with teamwork, you've got a chance to be a championship team.

Leadership is an ever-evolving position.

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.

Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.

Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.

Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team