Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

I wanted to be a priest when I was a kid.

And I was very interested in the priesthood.

I was very serious about being a priest, twice in my life. Almost joined the Montfort Seminary after I graduated from high school. Almost went back in the seminary during college.

I wanted to be a priest when I was really young.

I will be a priest forever.

I went into the seminary when I was 16.

Every kid that goes to Catholic school believes he's going to be a priest one day.

Hey, I was raised in the church. I was an altar boy and a choir member. I almost became a priest - until common sense grabbed hold of me.

I wanted passionately to be a priest.

I have nothing against priests. In fact, I tried for a time to be one... It should be clear, then, that I respect, and am often fond of, the many priests in my life.

When I was a little kid going to Methodist church, I actually envisioned one day that I would become a minister but I never pursed that.

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better.

I'm really passionate about God and religion, and I thought maybe I'm supposed to be a pastor.

Back when I was 8 or 9 and wanted to be a nun, I would often stop at church on my way home from school.

I briefly thought of becoming a priest but quickly saw that would be ridiculous.

I trained to be a priest - started to. I went to seminary school when I was 11. I wanted to be a priest, but when they told me I could never have sex, not even on my birthday, I changed my mind.

I did think of becoming a priest quite late on, when other boys were thinking of knocking over fences and going out with girls. I would have made a very good bishop: nice housekeeper, nice clothes - god, the clothes.

I studied with the idea of becoming a Catholic priest.

I would love to play a nun. I used to want to be one when I was a kid.

I grew up very Catholic. I wanted to be a priest.

I didn’t want to be a nun.

I was an altar boy. My mother wanted me to be a priest. I am very Christian and Catholic... I'm very faithful.

Had I been more religious in my youth, I might have become a pastor, for it was the pastoral role I'd sought.

I've twice been on the point of giving up my performing career to train for the priesthood.

I have to say that I have no regrets about my decision to become a priest or about the major directions my ministry has taken me... I have been and am happy as a priest, and I have never been lonely... I could have used a bit more solitude.