Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

It's all right buying all these good players but they've got to gel, and that takes time.

I think people always assume that every team has great intangibles, and that's not necessarily right.

A friendly relationship with the coach is important for each player.

Teams really take into account character.

I think the only thing that matters is you win as a team and you lose as a team. And so the team needs to understand that no one player is bigger than any other player. Everybody has a role... Every single role is important.

Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.

Trust is the foundation of real teamwork (there is nothing touchy-feely about this).

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

So if the players trust the coach, it's not a problem. If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

I choose work with the people I like to work with.

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.

I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.

When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed.

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.

One of the things that is very important to me is how I feel about my team. And not just what their jobs are but what they mean to one another.

It's not a successful captain that makes a successful team.

I think it's important for us, as a team, to know each other. Know our teammates and our coaches. To interact with them is more important than to be 'liked' by whoever on Chatrun.

It is always good to work with a very regular group of people because we know how high we can fly and what are the parameters, and it becomes very enjoyable.

My office has no walls. You can't be removed from your team to be successful. You have to be respectful of others.

I would say for a team to win, you don't need big names. You just need the right pieces.

It's a very good thing to have a group that stays together and understands each other as well.

Both players and coaches take time to understand each other. Frequent changes bring that rapport to square one.

If my boss and my company loves working with me, we're gonna have a lot of success together.

Some teams take a while to jell; some click right away.