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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."

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"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."

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"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."

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Donna Grant

"The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn."

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Donna Grant

"Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing."

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Donna Grant

"We've got to play better basketball."

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Donna Grant

"You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball."

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Donna Grant

"I'm the basketball version of a gravedigger."

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Donna Grant

"Theaters are great. They're designed to sound good, not for basketball."

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Donna Grant

"I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that."

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Donna Grant

"Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots."

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Donna Grant

"I played varsity on all of them for four years. I'm 5'9 and that's not that tall for a center so I was a forward. I loved playing volleyball and basketball and track I was good at, but it stressed me out."

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

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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."

Basketball

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Mike Krzyzewski
"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."

Imagination

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Mike Krzyzewski
"Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters."

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Mike Krzyzewski
"If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win."

People

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Mike Krzyzewski
"Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable."

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Mike Krzyzewski
"I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears."

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Mike Krzyzewski
"Actually, the Kentucky moment was better than winning the two National Championships, because it was the epitome of what I try to get from a team in a crisis situation."

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Mike Krzyzewski
"The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team."

Life

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Mike Krzyzewski
"I'm fortunate now that I coach at Duke University and we've won a lot. I have some kids who haven't failed that much. But when they get to college, they're going to fail some time. That's a thing that I can help them the most with."

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