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Mike Krzyzewski

Basketball coach at Duke University, 1980-2022; winner of five NCAA championships

United States · b. 1947

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Coached Duke for forty-two seasons, winning five NCAA championships, and retired with more victories than any coach in the history of Division I men's basketball. Coached the United States national team to three Olympic gold medals.

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Question What is the biggest obstacle you have faced professionally? Craft & work read 19 other answers →

In ’91, we were playing Nevada Las Vegas, and they’d won 45 in a row. It was almost like it would be okay to lose. Everybody would say, “Oh, that’s all right.” That, to me, was the biggest obstacle. I was most proud of that game, because, as a leader, I helped my group overcome rationalization at the highest level. When we beat them, and then beat Kansas for the National Championship, everyone was saying, “Boy, you won the National Championship,” but for me, it was amazing because I got over that final hurdle, as a leader and a teacher.

Recorded Academy of Achievement, Academy of Achievement interview, Durham, North Carolina, 1 May 2001 source ↗

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