Once you win a National Championship, how do you do that again? How do you get the passion to do that again? We won it again right away, the next year. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn't give myself an opportunity to enjoy the first one. Mike Krzyzewski championshipenjoyfact share on social
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 baseballcityfootball Change image and share on social
To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless. Mike Krzyzewski actbeautyselfless Change image and share on social
First of all, what happens is, when you're good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity. Mike Krzyzewski goodidentifyidentity Change image and share on social
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 ballbitefrivolous share on social
Leadership is an ever-evolving position. Mike Krzyzewski evolveleadershipposition Change image and share on social
My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and that's still what I do: teach. Mike Krzyzewski ambitioncoachhigh Change image and share on social
I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts. Mike Krzyzewski actbadchannel Change image and share on social
There are kids don't want to do something because they're afraid of looking stupid to their peers. There comes a time when they start protecting themselves, instead of extending. I want to make sure that they're always trying to extend themselves. Mike Krzyzewski afraidextendkid 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
