Roles

"If your players value their role instead of valuing another players role we have a good chance to become a great team." Coach K


                         Coach K & Bobby Knight

Duke Basketball

"Duke basketball is not about X & O's.
It's about standards and expectations."

On Excellence

"If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run." -Mike Krzyzewski

"To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless." -Mike Krzyzewski

 

The Heart Of The Team

"Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the person who has it can bring out the best in everybody else." -Mike Krzyzewski

Finger Pointing

"Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing."-Mike Krzyzewski

The Fist

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. -Coach K