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" 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

Time

Football

High School

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" Leadership is an ever-evolving position. "

Mike Krzyzewski

Leadership

Position

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" 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. "

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" I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts. "

Mike Krzyzewski

Positive

Bad

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless. "

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Selfless

Teamwork

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