Mike Krzyzewski Quotes about Basketball

Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.

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!

You don't just be a team. You become a team. Through tough games you find that you need each other

In developing teams, I don't believe in rules. I believe in standards. Rules don't promote teamwork, standards do

Effort is fully replenishable. There is no need to save any of it. Leave every bit you have on the playing field

Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.

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.

I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.

With accomplishments comes confidence and with confidence comes belief. It has to be in that order.

A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.

Imagination has a great deal to do with winning.

To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.

Don't worry about losing. Think about winning.

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.

I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.

Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.

Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.

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.

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.

Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.

You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.

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

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

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