Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

I like change. I've never really had much consistency in my life, you know, from everyday work to my living situation to whether or not I'm going to be in L.A. The one constant thing in my life is my friends and family, which is all I need.

It's not in my character to say what I'm going to do and how it's going to go.

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. Not me. I don't want to be a manager or a dictator. I want to be a leader-and leadership is ongoing, adjustable, flexible, and dynamic. As such, leaders have to maintain a certain amount of discretion

I think there is a big and significant difference between being a leader and being a manager-leaders lead from the heart. You have to be analytical and flexible. Flexibility is one of the key ingredients to being successful. If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding.

Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.

Leadership comes with consistency.

… maintain the integrity and flexibility of our teachings

Trust is that there should be no difference between what you do and say, and what you think. /

When you send a clerk on business to a distant province, a man of rigid morals is not your best choice.

A leader has to “appear” consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent

The biggest issue in this election is something called flip-flopping, and all candidates are accused of doing it. A strong leader is expected to maintain steadfast resolve in his opinion even if the environment changes or he gets new information. In any other context, that would be considered the first sign of a brain tumor. When presidents do it, it's called leadership

If you draw [red] lines and then don't respect them, you diminish your credibility.

To be a backup singer, you have to walk into any situation and just be perfect from the first take to the 50th take.

You can never expect things to happen like they did the last time. You still have to put in the work.

When Tony Abbott was prime minister, I could get straight answers. I didn't always like what he had to say, but he stuck to it.

I've played in a lot of different roles through the course of my career and I've been a starter for a lot of those years and the mentality can never change.

The best leaders adapt and are flexible with their situations. I try to be the same.

I've always said I would never say never when it comes to politics.

Mike Hodge is someone I've counted on for strong, steady leadership from the very start of my union service, and he has never failed to deliver.

That's something I've prided myself on: doing exactly what I tell people when I'm running.

One of the great things about coaching is it's a different challenge every day.

I catch the ball. You throw the ball, I catch it. You throw it close to me, I catch it. If you make me do something crazy to catch, I still catch it.

We want to be as routine-oriented as we can, but it's just not always feasible.

For me, the most important thing is that I adapt quickly to different conditions and be consistent.

I like to keep teams off balance.