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Ive tried to handle winning well, so that maybe well win again, but Ive also tried to handle failure well.
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"I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport"

- Mike Krzyzewski

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Mike Krzyzewski is emphasizing the value of managing both success and failure with grace. He hopes that his example of how to deal with both will serve as a good example for teachers and kids. He wishes to make a contribution to sport, not just basketball, however to sport in general. He wants to reveal that it is necessary to gain from both success and failure and to utilize them as chances to grow. He wants to show that it is possible to be successful and still stay simple and gracious. He wants to reveal that it is possible to stop working and still stay favorable and inspired. He wants to reveal that it is possible to gain from both success and failure and use them to end up being a better professional athlete and person.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Mike Krzyzewski somewhere between February 13, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Coach from USA. The author also have 34 other quotes.

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