Mike Krzyzewski

"You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel."

- Mike Krzyzewski

"Don't confuse your path with your destination. Just because its stormy now doesn't mean you aren't headed for sunshine"

- Mike Krzyzewski

"Effort is fully replenishable. There is no need to save any of it. Leave every bit you have on the playing field"

- Mike Krzyzewski

"There are 5 fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring, and pride"

- Mike Krzyzewski

"In developing teams, I don't believe in rules. I believe in standards. Rules don't promote teamwork, standards do"

- Mike Krzyzewski

"Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication."

- Mike Krzyzewski

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

- Mike Krzyzewski

"It's about trust. Trusting your team, knowing that they will do everything in their power to not let you down, and vice versa."

- Mike Krzyzewski

"Teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one"

- Mike Krzyzewski

"Don’t take your culture for granted. There needs to be a constant renewal of values that lead to camaraderie."

- Mike Krzyzewski

"Talent is important, but chemistry is everything."

- Mike Krzyzewski

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

- Mike Krzyzewski

""It's about trust. Trusting your team, knowing that they will do everything in their power to not let you down, and vice versa.""

- Mike Krzyzewski

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

- 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

"Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him"

- Mike Krzyzewski

"The best way to destroy a team is to criticize everybody, and the best way to build it is to encourage everybody."

- Mike Krzyzewski

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

- Mike Krzyzewski

"Imagination has a great deal to do with winning."

- Mike Krzyzewski

"Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need."

- 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

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

- Mike Krzyzewski

"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

"As a coach, your job is to help your players be the best version of themselves."

- Mike Krzyzewski

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

- Mike Krzyzewski

"It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific."

- Mike Krzyzewski