Coach K On Ego

Some enlightening insight from Mike D'Antoni on how Mike Krzyzewski handled the egos with the Team USA.

He wanted each player, each superstar in their own right, to bring that ego into the team. He didn’t want the Kobe, LeBron, whoever they were, version from USA Basketball; he wanted the version of them playing with their respective teams. He preached that a lot: Bring your ego, don’t be submissive to anybody — and he would take that and mold it all together.