It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward
Mike KrzyzewskiRead
I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of teamwork and the positive impact of enthusiasm and passion on a group's performance.
Mike Krzyzewski highlights the value of selflessness and a supportive attitude in a team setting. He suggests that the best players are not just skilled individuals but those who elevate their teammates through their enthusiasm and passion, fostering a collaborative environment where everyone can excel.
In practice
In a team meeting, I shared Coach Krzyzewski's quote to inspire collaboration among our team members.
It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward
Therefore, as a player, as a coach, even though we might have lost in a season or not won a championship, it was like a self-fulfilling prophecy that I'm going to win some time. I've never felt myself a loser.
Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated
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.
When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing, things like rejection and setbacks will not hinder you in your pursuit. You believe that nothing can stop you!
I've been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it.
I know when I was an assistant coach and I started interviewing for head coaching jobs, I actually lost out on many jobs, several jobs, and the complaint that I got was, 'Well, he doesn't fit the mold of a head coach. He doesn't look the part. He's not gonna jump up and down. He's not going to scream.'
It is necessary to develop a strategy that utilizes all the physical conditions and elements that are directly at hand. The best strategy relies upon an unlimited set of responses.
The challenge for each one of you is to take up these ideals of tolerance and respect for others and put them to practical use in your schools, your communities and throughout your lives.
A queen is wise. She has earned her serenity, not having had it bestowed on her but having passer her tests. She has suffered and grown more beautiful because of it. She has proved she can hold her kingdom together. She has become its vision. She cares deeply about something bigger than herself. She rules with authentic power.
Youβve got to give great tools to small teams. Pick good people, use small teams and give them great tools so that they are very productive in terms of what they are doing.
If you will help run our government in the American way, then there will never be any danger of our government running America in the wrong way.
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