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 KrzyzewskiI think coaching is confused at times as being an arrow that only goes to a player. Those players send arrows back to you, and thatโs where a relationship is developed. I donโt make a player, and a player doesnโt make me a coach. We make each other.
Mike KrzyzewskiMy mom gave me unconditional support and unfailing love. You can't get any better than that. That's why I've never been afraid to lose.
Mike KrzyzewskiOnly the mediocre are always at their best. If your standards are low, it is easy to meet those standards every single day, every single year. But if your standard is to be the best, there will be days when you fall short of that goal. It is okay to not win every game. The only problem would be if you allow a loss or a failure to change your standards. Keep your standards intact, keep the bar set high, and continue to try your very best every day to meet those standards. If you do that, you can always be proud of the work that you do.
Mike Krzyzewski