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.
The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and of shrewdly calculating difficulties, dangers and distances, constitutes the test of a great general.
Part of my job is to make sense of all that I hear, and to retell it in a forceful way so that the decision-makers at Treasury can hear it. At least that's how I see it.
I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.
Failing to hold someone accountable is ultimately an act of selfishness.
When I got to the Mavericks people were all giving me advice - change this, change that - and one thing that I didn't do was fire anybody.
Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past - let us accept our own responsibility for the future.
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