Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Krzyzewski

Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team

Mike Krzyzewski

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

Mike Krzyzewski

Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.

Mike Krzyzewski

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

Mike Krzyzewski

Don't worry about losing. Think about winning.

Mike Krzyzewski

Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

Mike Krzyzewski

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

Mike Krzyzewski

That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on.

Mike Krzyzewski

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

Mike Krzyzewski

I always wanted to teach.

Mike Krzyzewski

If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.

Mike Krzyzewski

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

Mike Krzyzewski

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

Mike Krzyzewski

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

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

Mike Krzyzewski

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

Mike Krzyzewski

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

I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.

Mike Krzyzewski

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!

Mike Krzyzewski

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

Mike Krzyzewski

Imagination has a great deal to do with winning.

Paul Walker

I need to work with great directors and actors, people who are better than me, so that I am challenged. It is like playing sports - surfing, basketball, it doesn't matter what it is, if you play with people who are better than you, then you get better too. It is the same thing with acting.

Peja Stojakovic

The basketball skills I have, I've got because I work hard. When you work hard, I think you don't have to be afraid of anything.

Pele

Great genetics are not necessarily a precursor for success in the game. Brazilian Legend Pelé has often said that soccer stars are not born. Without proper soccer training a player will never reach his full potential. It is true that great speed would benefit someone who plays as a winger but would not be as useful for a goalkeeper. The greatest advantage of soccer is that it is not as discriminating as basketball or volleyball. There are no limitations when it comes to physique and it all comes down to individual soccer skills.

Rick Pitino

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.

Rick Pitino

Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do.

Rick Pitino

Dreamers are not content with being mediocre.

Rick Pitino

Those who work the hardest are the last to surrender.

Rick Pitino

When it comes to team dynamics - on a basketball court or in a corporate setting - maintaining a positive atmosphere is crucial.

Rick Pitino

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

Rick Pitino

The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. When you're winning, you can ride players harder because their self-esteem is high. If you are losing and you try to be tough, you're asking for dissension.

Rick Pitino

At Boston University, I motivated negatively, and I found that although it can work at first, by the end of the year everyone is dying for the year to end and you have lost them. The last two years at BU, I motivated positively and got much better results.

Rick Pitino

The key to coaching is not what you do, but the way you do it. The intangibles, the motivational parts of the game are the most important facets of it.