Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
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All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
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I think probably one of the coolest things was when I went to play basketball at Rucker Park in Harlem. First of all, who would think that Larry the Cable Guy would go to Harlem to play basketball? And I was received like a rock star. It was amazing! There were people everywhere. There were guys walking by yelling, 'Git 'r done!'
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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Honestly, with me, as long as I have a park to play basketball in, I'm pretty cool.
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Sure, I like to win when I play basketball or board games or video games, but my day isn't ruined if I lose. I'm always up for a rematch. In all seriousness, that's something that's nice about maturing.
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I celebrate myself, and sing myself.
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When, you know, when you're playing basketball, you have to have confidence in your moves if they're gonna work.
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I used to always sing my way into the movies and the basketball games or whatever. I'd sing for whoever's on the door, and they'd let me in. I used to think I was Nat King Cole back in the day, you know. So I'd sing something like, 'Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, men have named you,' and they'd let me in.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
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We convince by our presence.
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We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need.
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Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
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I think, growing up, I was seen as the perfect power forward. For a long time, I thought maybe I was supposed to be a basketball player.
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Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
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Guys like Alvin Adams, Sweet D Walter Davis, Larry Nance, and Kyle Macy became my basketball heroes.
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Basketball is pretty big in Latvia.
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It's easier to date a football player for sure. Football players have one game a week, and they practice every day, but they're all at home. In basketball, they're on the road all the time.
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'Do What You Gotta Do' is a positive, inspirational song that says no matter what it is; whether you're up against challenges or trying to get your dreams and aspirations met, you should do what whatever you have to do shy of killing yourself or someone else.
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I would say I'm an inspirational guidelines book. You can take my life story or scenarios or songs and relate to them and apply them to your everyday life.
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There is no doubt something has happened that is lasting in terms of attractiveness of the nightmare that is the Islamic State.
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We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.
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For most of my life - well, maybe half of my life, but basically until I was in my mid-20s - I wrote stories. From the time I was 5 or 6 until I was 25. And I read a lot of stories during that time.
Curtis Sittenfeld -
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.
