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. Mike Krzyzewski basketballfingerfist Change image and share on social
Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to. Mike Krzyzewski havelifelook Change image and share on social
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 connectexceedgroup Change image and share on social
Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable. Mike Krzyzewski collectiveegohuge Change image and share on social
I always won in my imagination. I always hit the game-winning shot, or I hit the free throw. Or if I missed, there was a lane violation, and I was given another one. Mike Krzyzewski freegamehit Change image and share on social
If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win. Mike Krzyzewski basicallychampionshipembrace Change image and share on social
When I went to high school, an all-boys' school, a Catholic school, I tried out for football, and I didn't make it. It was the first time, athletically, that I was knocked down. Mike Krzyzewski athleticallyboycatholic Change image and share on social
Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school. Mike Krzyzewski basketballgradehigh Change image and share on social
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 badbitedaughter share on social
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 basketballcontributionexample share on social
