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People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they feel that they are doing something for the greater good.
I always wanted to teach.
Never delegate. Always empower.
A team is a fist-not five fingers.
Leadership is an ever-evolving position.
Always get back to your core principles.
Don't let a single game break your heart.
Two are better than one if two act as one.
With me and basketball, it became part of me.
Don't worry about losing. Think about winning.
Imagination has a great deal to do with winning.
Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.
Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.
We lost, and that's the main thing that went wrong.
Leaders show respect for people by giving them time.
A leader has to show the face his team needs to see.
Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.
Growth creates complexity, which requires simplicity.
Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.
Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication
Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.
Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.
When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.
When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.
Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.
Almost everything in leadership comes back to relationships.
In leadership, there are no words more important than trust.
Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.
Confidence shared is better than confidence only in yourself.
I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.
I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.
Never let a person's weakness get in the way of their strength.
Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.
I believe a big part of leadership is about winning the moment.
It is the ultimate honor for a coach to be his country's coach.
Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.
Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory.
The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.
Making shots counts, but not as much as the people who make them.
I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.
The only way you're going to grow is to be in difficult situations.
The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.
...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.
You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.
The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.
You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself.
Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player
As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission
We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.
