In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure. Mike Krzyzewski afraidcoachfailure share on social
I have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody. Mike Krzyzewski eyegivelie Change image and share on social
It is the ultimate honor for a coach to be his country's coach. Mike Krzyzewski coachcountryhonor Change image and share on social
The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness. Mike Krzyzewski competitivenesshighknow Change image and share on social
When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance. Mike Krzyzewski overshadowperformancepoor 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
With me and basketball, it became part of me. Mike Krzyzewski basketballpart 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
Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing. Mike Krzyzewski failfingerpoint Change image and share on social
My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and I was the youngest of a bunch of cousins. Polish families are real big, with cousins and aunts and uncles. Mike Krzyzewski auntbigbunch share on social
