Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

In order to win, you must expect to win.

That's the No. 1 thing you need to have, to believe you can win.

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.

Don't take anything for granted. If you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. Have a little more confidence.

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

I think in order to accomplish anything in life, you have to visualize yourself there - accepting the award, hearing your song on the radio, whatever it is - or you lose the willpower and the drive.

I think imagination can be an incredibly powerful tool and it can help you get more confidence.

People could tell me I was not good at something and, even if I wasn't, I told myself I was.

You always have to believe in yourself! I think that is the most important thing.

You don't go into a game thinking, 'I'm not confident.' You always think you're going to win.

That's why I won: because I believed I had a chance.

I know how good I can be. I'm not being big-headed. I think all players have to have that confidence and self-belief.

I believe that thinking positively and envisioning the best possible outcome can add to your achievements.

Before the game, getting guys in the right mindset and confident - you play well when you're confident. People can say 'cockiness' or whatever, but there are results when you play with a confidence and you believe in yourself.

My mindset is to go out there and be confident, believe in yourself, visualizing success and visualizing plays you're gonna make in games.

I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities.

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.

You can have all the tools in the world but if you don't genuinely believe in yourself, it's useless.

I didn't lose. I got second. That's still winning. How could I be unhappy with second place? There are a million people who would love to be in my position.

Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path.

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

One of the things I say to people is: Imagine if we succeeded.

'Mamma Mia' and 'Dallas' have proved to me that the things you dream about can happen. I don't ask myself, 'How did I get here?' but instead, 'I deserve to be here. I was right to think this would happen.' I'm a firm believer in the power we have in our minds to want something and pursue it in a sane and focused way.