In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure. – Mike Krzyzewski
I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts. – Mike Krzyzewski
My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and thats still what I do: teach. – Mike Krzyzewski
Ive tried to handle winning well, so that maybe well win again, but Ive also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport. – Mike Krzyzewski