Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Succe...
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Source: Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life
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“In leadership, there are no words more important than trust.”
“You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself.”
“Never let a person's weakness get in the way of their strength.”
“Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.”
“The only way you're going to grow is to be in difficult situations.”
“Encourage members of your team to take the initiative and act on their own.”
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“Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory.”
“Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to.”
“Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters.”
“Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.”
“Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable.”
“The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team.”
“The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.”
“Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.”