274 Quotes by Mike Krzyzewski

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.

I think you’re not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

Growth creates complexity, which requires simplicity.

If you set up an atmosphere of community and trust, it becomes a tradition. Older team members will establish your credibility with newer ones. Even if they don’t like everything about you, they’ll say, ‘He’s trustworthy, committed to us as a team.’

Don’t do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.

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.

Leaders have to give time for relationships. But more demands will be placed on their time as they become more successful. So if a person’s success is based on developing relationships, then they have to continually find new ways of getting it done.

I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it’s plural.

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.