But starting with his first year at Duke, Krzyzewski's wife has accompanied him to the vast majority of away games. Krzyzewski had gotten to know Chris at Dukes basketball camp, later vouching for him to former Army coach Pat Harris and recommending he play for the Black Knights. It was not a hard thing for him to agree to because he did not believe, even then, that there was something sanctified about the all-male atmosphere of a men's college team. "I need different motivations beyond: I'm going to score more points than you," he says to me at one point. Here is a look at Mickie Krzyzewski, the wife of Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, Mickie was the only person who could persuade him to stand down during the 199495 season, when he suffered a back injury. Web111 Mickie Krzyzewski Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 111 mickie You need to send a strong message, plant-wise, when people come up to your home, Chris remembers him saying, an extremely Coach K way to think about such a thing. In an era of rapacious C.E.O. Now, they have more time to focus on their philanthropy as they enjoy their downtime post-retirement. No more pep talks to give. Follow IndyStar trending sports reporterMatthew VanTryon on Twitter @MVanTryon and email him story ideas at matthew.vantryon@indystar.com. Who pays for dinner when youre out with Coach K? Theyve been a joy for me to coach, he said. Before coming to play for Krzyzewski, Greg Paulus, one of the freshmen, was rated one of the top high school point guards in the nation, as well as the top quarterback prospect. Here he is in 2005 -- in a home game vs. UNC -- smacking the hardwood with renowned floor-slapping former Duke assistant/player Steve Wojciechowski. In addition, Duke Corporate Education, which consults to businesses, has developed a program that uses Krzyzewski's methods as a teaching tool. This plant, close to the Spatolas front door, was a weeping Nootka false cypress that Krzyzewskis guy, Keith, had selected and about which the Spatolas had no strong feelings. And soon to become, in marketing terms, "the Michael Jordan of college coaches," according to his agent, David Falk (who is, yes, Jordan's agent). "', That's not something a lot of coaches would heap on young players. Just this month, after North Carolina upset Duke in Krzyzewskis final game at Cameron, he scolded home fans for booing Everyone be quiet, he hissed two years after shouting for the student section to shut up (He later apologized for both outbursts). To players who may leave after a year or two for the National Basketball Association, he says: "If you come here, for however long, you're going to unpack your suitcase. Coach K said a few words as their hands met; the losing coach seemed not to say much of anything at all. (Army Athletics), With the United States Army's travel team in 1971. Paradoxically, turning down those millions was also an enhancement to the selling of Mike Krzyzewski, a way for him to become a bigger off-court presence. Ill scout the other teams. But it's also a fact that there are some things boys don't do when women are around -- and at Duke, they always are. Krzyzewski watched Dukes final futile possession from his chair on the elevated court, with his arms crossed against his chest. ", Breeden acknowledges there is a marketing and fund-raising aspect to Fuqua's alliance with Krzyzewski, but says he had no qualms about having the coach's name on the leadership center, which is something like an on-campus think tank, generating courses, ideas, seminars and energy around the concept of leadership. "It just knocked me back because there was stuff I had never been exposed to. But Krzyzewski has cleverly framed the setup so that the responsibility flows both ways, telling the freshmen that the season will rise and fall on their performance: "I've said, 'Look, we don't have time to wait for you. Debbie graduated from Duke in 1993 with a sociology degree. So when someone enters the coachs realm with the bold intention of dating one of his daughters, Jamie finds the proceedings highly entertaining. West Point had a huge impact on me because it put me in positions to fail, so I got comfortable with failure being a part of success. "So when I teach those things, I'm able to start at a different level.". You put it off to the very end, and it was kind of like I messed up because if Duke doesnt win this game, hes not going to be in a good mood, Frasher says. It was also important, Jamie says, for her young family to establish and protect boundaries, showing respect to Krzyzewski but not necessarily appeasing him. Coach K, Ian OConnors new book, details the contentious relationship that ended with Krzyzewski saying he "was finally done with Coach Knight.. Anyone can read what you share. And that's not the only advantage he starts with over his competitors. Coach K enters his final season as the sun sets on the king coach era, Why Coach K thinks NBA Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero is the perfect package, Duke mens basketball gets commitment from top high school player in North Carolina, Dick Groat, two-sport star at Duke and two-time World Series champion, dies at age 92, No. Having arrived in Durham with two young daughters in March 1980, Mike and Mickie Krzyzewskis family grew to include another daughter and now 10 grandchildren during Mike Krzyzewskis 42 seasons as Dukes mens basketball coach. Mike Krzyzewski refers to himself, Mickie and their three daughters as the starting five. 0:51 The relationship between Bob Knight and Mike Krzyzewski began as one between teacher and student. Its senior leaders, J. J. Redick and Shelden Williams, are candidates for national player of the year, and they (along with other seniors) are responsible for mentoring the team's talented core of freshmen. When Krzyzewski started at West Point in the summer of 1965, one of his first tasks was to swim as far as he could in water seven feet deep while carrying a 10-pound brick. Krzyzewski calls his three daughters his best friends and is confident in the instincts that made him wildly successful in the four-plus decades he led Duke before announcing last year that he would retire after this season. Krzyzewski's toughness and his wisecracking, just-one-of-the-boys manner are certainly part of his leadership style. This is why nearly anyone who has been successful can go out on the road as a leadership expert or write one of the dozens of books that are published on the subject each year. (Duke Athletics), It's 1987, and this is former Duke star/current Harvard coach Tommy Amaker celebrating a win with Krzyzewski. Because Krzyzewski attracts kids who tend to feel secure, and not just about basketball, he can put pressure on them similar to what he experienced at West Point, knowing that even when they fail, they are unlikely to feel like failures. Dont you think? His winning percentage was better than most. He told stories about his Chicago roots and his mother, who despite never going beyond the eighth grade was the wisest person he has known. How often do we see K doing it? Throughout his career, there has been one woman by his side the entire time: his wife, Carol Mickie Marsh, otherwise known as Mickie Krzyzewski. Nobody stays lucky for a quarter-century. Besides, they know he probably will open the best one anyway. "Women tend to have more of a sensitivity to subliminal things," she says. he asked his instructor. The ability to do so is based on the underlying relationship as much as on the actual spoken words. The house lights were up because he likes to find a few faces to focus on, "to make eye contact," he says. They're like three teenage boys going down there, giggling and excited, Lindy says. Mickie says she and her husband made an agreement when he began coaching at Army: that he would never say she couldn't go somewhere with him because no other women would be there. And Jamies dad is a noted perfectionist and alpha who usually gets his way. "After the Final Four ended," Redick explains, "Coach told me I was personally unworthy of being a national champion. Since then Coach K has taken every opportunity to outline their many differences while still staying on Knights good side wherever that is undoubtedly a stickier task than teaching dozens of trophy makers how to spell his name., More:Coach K and Bobby Knight: A season on the bench. They're right there with me. "Guys don't share insights. One time he told his oldest daughter, Debbie, that she could have a boy to the house on one condition: He wasnt allowed to sit on the familys furniture. (As at most N.C.A.A. A coach has just a few moments each season to galvanize a team and lift it to a higher plateau, and Krzyzewski knew that this afternoon was one of them. Mickie Krzyzewski was raised in Alexandria, Va., and attended a small Southern Baptist college, but left before graduating. Mickie Krzyzewski Spending more time with his grandchildren. In a ceremony and news conference Thursday morning in Durham, N.C., Duke mens basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski explained his decision to retire next spring as The friendships can, on the one hand, be viewed as rich, successful guys wanting to hang out with each other -- and C.E.O. But Frasher and Spatola have no idea what to get Krzyzewski for a retirement gift. Its a shrewd act of political deference, suggesting they need the big mans help in making the final decision. Mike Krzyzewski has five national championships and a record-setting 1,170 victories. Krzyzewski uses a bit of circular logic to convince them that they can give what he is demanding of them: "I tell them, 'It's in you. And Im sure thats the thing when Ill look back that Ill miss. A few years ago, when a player was feeling sorry for himself, Krzyzewski ended practice and invited players, coaches and support staff to midcourt so everyone could have an actual pity party. He said he likes to "belch after eating Polish sausage, because for a Polack that's like reliving a great experience.". Shes worked at Duke since 2002, currently as an assistant athletics director for special events and director of the basketball programs Legacy Fund. He also retires with a personal winning record against the Tar Heels at 50-48, and with a victory total of 1,202 including 101 in the NCAA Tournament that no man will ever match. They speculated that he might be the best-conditioned player in all of college basketball. "Having the talent that Mike has -- the best, the brightest -- makes some things easier and some things harder," he says. Former Duke Blue Devils basketball star Paolo Banchero won the NBAs Rookie of the Year award. His speech was titled "Victory Through Teamwork and Leadership,$(2$) and he segued into the substance of it by telling a story about his experience as an assistant coach of the 1992 United States Olympic basketball team, the so-called Dream Team. 's, crooked congressmen and predatory lobbyists who rip off Indian tribes, a man who runs a squeaky-clean program within the dubious world of big-time college sports just might be worth listening to. Frasher made his call, got his future father-in-laws blessing, celebrated and began planning with Lindy. I tell my daughters this is before they got married I never want you to be solely dependent on a guy, he said. The smart play, then, is to bring back options: three bottles that represent a range of value and quality. Born on February 13, 1947, in Chicago , Illinois , Mike Krzyzewski is a veteran basketball coach who is popularly referred to as Coach K. Coach K has served (Photo via Jim Oxley), Early days of love for young Mickie and Mike Krzyzewski. ("Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners," Rick Pitino's "Lead to Succeed," Pat Croce's "Lead or Get Off the Pot!," Donald T. Phillips's "Lincoln on Leadership.") Man, Im glad we got this done, Chris remembers saying before dinner that night. Other times, he threatened to drive over in the middle of the night, back up his Escalade, and yank it from their yard. And maybe leadership itself is not complicated but, rather, primal: one person's ability to reach another and persuade him to be part of a team, all pulling in some common direction. But first, he wanted to phone Krzyzewski and let him know. Is Krzyzewski smug? Its Keith, the landscaper, and suddenly inspiration strikes. (In other words, if you weren't great, you wouldn't be here.). (Duke Athletics), The official team picture for Krzyzewski's first Duke squad, the 1980-81 Blue Devils. The coach who came calling was Bobby Knight, then the head man at the United States Military Academy at West Point. All rights reserved. Nobody has ever come at them like that before. Thats it., It never came up again with family. As a result, many have shown curiosity to know about his family life. Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski could be coaching in his final game on Saturday night. Well, anyone who wants to beat you -- and then sell you the book on how it was done -- can be accused of that. (Getty Images), The classic/hated-by-so-many floor slap. Mickie I heard him begin a speech to a corporate group by recognizing several friends in the audience, including a renowned knee surgeon who many years ago had operated on his ankle. (Duke Athletics), One of Duke's first practices under K in 1980. They weren't playing "fast enough," he said. Jamie has taught high school English, co-authored two books with her father and is vice chair of the Emily K Center, a college access nonprofit for Durham students. (Getty Images), It's Coach K in fatigues -- well after his West point years. Krzyzewski is a wealthy man: he reportedly makes about $1.5 million a year coaching basketball at Duke and several million dollars more a year from endorsements and corporate speaking. He is not planning to leave coaching any time soon -- "Why would you quit something you absolutely love?" "There's an empathetic part of leadership, and this is where my wife and my daughters have had a huge impact on me," Krzyzewski says. Mack, of Morgan Stanley, is one, along with Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas casino magnate, and Schwartz at Bear Stearns. If he hadn't enrolled at Duke to play basketball, he could have played football at Notre Dame. Something modest and palatable, equivalent to the Blue Devils reaching the NCAA tournament? They later told him to accept the free education being offered because they didn't have the money to buy him one. Not our rival: A Maryland fans farewell to Coach K, We gave him absolute hell, Lindy says. 's and entrepreneurs, go-getters on their way to big jobs and big salaries. Before the national semifinal game tipped off, OConnor says Knight handed Duke special assistant Colonel Tom Rogers an envelope, and asked him to give it to Krzyzewski. And how do you address him? He faced some reporters who were documenting the moment, and decided to have some fun with the bitter end of his incomparable career. This story was originally published November 7, 2021, 6:00 AM. Previously, Steve worked for The State (Columbia, SC), Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.), The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss. And thats just a sad-looking tree.. He listens to stories about himself like this and howls, wiping tears, sniffing the laughter away. "I don't look at myself as a basketball coach," he says in the ad. Jamie enjoys these sociological black holes, along with watching people squirm as they search for their contours. And it was a disaster, OConnor quoted Krzyzewskis former Army teammate, John Mikula, as saying. Being a salesman is part of the job, and he should get credit for that.". "I might stink a little bit." Because what does Coach K actually want from this? I guess they'd been Boy Scouts. A very fine, very weepy Weeper, she says. He had a couple of targets in mind: two talented freshmen on whose development he believed the season rested. Late Saturday night, Coach K knew when it was time to say goodbye. The Chicago stories came with maybe a little bit more of the Chicago accent, but not too much. 40 Years Before He Retired, Mike Krzyzewski Was On the Carolina bench, assistant Roy Williams initially thought an ACC rookie shouldnt treat a legend like that before he pivoted on further review. He's good. Chris already spoke two of Krzyzewskis languages: those of basketball and West Point. Mickie Krzyzewski Photos and Premium High Res I've got four seniors and this is their last year, and they want to win now. He actually wanted them to think less. The packaging of Krzyzewski's methods as a business school product is mostly Sitkin's doing. "I don't want to be a soldier," Krzyzewski protested to his parents. Only Knight did not break stride when grabbing and releasing Krzyzewskis hand, OConnor wrote. His oldest daughter, Debbie Savarino, now oversees his charitable and community projects. No parents involved, he said. I wouldn't have recruited you if it wasn't."' -- and last year accepted a second basketball job (he's staying at Duke) as the head coach of USA Basketball. The manifesto attributes much of Duke's success to favorable calls from referees, which seems far-fetched. Mickie Krzyzewski is expected to be between the ages of 60 and 65, and her young photos may become available to the public after some time. But family gatherings sometimes qualify, and though Spatola and Frasher have learned the ways of the fermented grape, they still struggle with the deeper function of this exercise. And yes, this was a fitting final act for Coach K, given that hed effectively started his Duke career by picking a fight against North Carolina. Sign up to our newsletter to stay in touch with your cultura. He turned down a job he didn't want. Krzyzewski's credo is teamwork -- no one person can do it alone -- and his family has been his team. This was in 1997, not long after Wojo appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. It was the opposite of the guidance you might expect -- which would be to counsel young players to slow down and think about what they were doing. What are we going to bring, something that we picked up at Harris Teeter?. We're all about the end of the story, the punch line. 'Please' and 'Thank you' go a long way. "In the picture I was diving for a loose ball," Alarie says. The relationship between Bob Knight and Mike Krzyzewski began as one between teacher and student. OConnor details additional rifts in the relationship, including Knights anger that Krzyzewski did not accept his offer to help him scout for Team USA prior to the 2008 Olympics. All those national championships. ET. Duke players constantly consult with one another on the court without looking to the bench for direction or approval. (At West Point, when military rules prohibited her from riding on the bus, Mickie followed behind in her car.) Here he is in 2006, while coaching Team USA Basketball. "It's sort of a protective thing, too," she says. These qualities buttress his status and authority, but they form just one layer, an outer layer. Mike Krzyzewski's wife, Mickie Krzyzewski: career, net It wasn't even about me liking the plant! Krzyzewski likes to call West Point "the greatest leadership school in the world." Did she comment on matters involving basketball, like how a certain play should be run? Krzyzewski explained his method for getting such points across. In his third game as Blue Devils coach, with a Tar Heels victory secured, Dean Smith made the mistake of walking toward the Duke bench for a handshake while two meaningless free throws still needed to be shot.Coach K rejected the handshake. So, in this article, lets learn about Mike Krzyzewskis wife, Mickie Krzyzewski, and their love life. If the right mood hits, Coach might disappear into the kitchen to fetch a spoon, then return to serenade Mickie and everyone else by singing Smokey Robinsons Ooh Baby Baby into his silver microphone. Krzyzewski is not lucky. Jamie earned her English degree from Duke in 2004 where she also minored in Linguistics. (The word "this," for example, comes out sounding more like "dis.") Krzyzewski will hold a news conference Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Attracting top talent to Durham was not the slam dunk it is now. Mike Krzyzewski's interactive/feminine qualities of leadership may be partly innate, but to a large extent, he learned them from his family. "They pick up on body language. 2023 www.indystar.com. Mickie Krzyzewski Before that, he graduated from the United States Military Academy, where he played basketball. Mike and Mickie Krzyzewski celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary this year. They have three daughters: Debbie, Lindy, and Jamie. He had just finished lifting weights and was still perspiring. "We heard him. And sure enough, I'll take him aside, and there is. Rival fans quite understandably view the parade of elite talent that flocks to Duke as a tremendous advantage, which, of course, it is. That word -- relationship -- is one he uses frequently. He laughed and, somewhat to my relief, agreed. It was a nightmare, she recalls. He wanted the freshmen to be more engaged in each moment (rather than the one just past or the one coming up) and to play more instinctively and without fear of making mistakes. Also in the photo, at left, is Jerry Colangelo, and that's Nate McMillan just at left of Krzyzewski. He was given permission. "When you have all these males around and all that intensity, it's nice to get a hug sometimes.". Daughters Debbie and Lindy were born prior to Coach K coming to Duke while their during a 2019 interview with The Washington Post, announcing last year that he would retire after this season, New York Times story, and scatological and anatomical references., beat North Carolina and win the mens national title.
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