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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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"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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"The person that said winning isn't everything, never won anything."

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"The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches."

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"The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing."

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"I was so worried about winning, it was as if I was caught up in my own web."

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"I would have loved to have played for Joe Gibbs. Look at his record of winning three Super Bowls."

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"They baffle me where they go with the storylines... we used to be a Golden Globe winning show."

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"Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is."

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"I played Mary Joe Fernandez in the semifinals. She was winning the first set. Second set was very close. I started to play this aggressive game. I think I surprised them."

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"Fields are won by those who believe in the winning."

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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."
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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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"Playing sport was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it. I rebelled a little bit, and wouldn't go to music lessons and things like that, but I would go and play ball. My parents learned to love it because they saw how much I got out of it."
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"Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need."
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"Once you win a National Championship, how do you do that again? How do you get the passion to do that again? We won it again right away, the next year. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn't give myself an opportunity to enjoy the first one."
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"Imagination has a great deal to do with winning."
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"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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"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."
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"The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions."
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"I think some parents now look at a youngster failing as the final thing. It's a process, and failure is part of the process. I would like it if the teacher and the parents would connect more. I think that used to be, but we're losing a little bit of that right now."
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