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Advice College Basketball Coaches Would Give Their Younger Selves

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Be who you are.  Coach because of the relationships.  Have balance.  Pace yourself.  Don't be irrationally emotional.  Have goals, but embrace your path, stay committed, and don't measure yourself against anyone else.  Get over yourself and empower others around you.   USA Today Sports recently posted an article in which it asked some of the premier coaches in college basketball one simple question: "Knowing what you know now, what is advice you would give your younger self about coaching and your career if you could?"    As a relatively young coach, I took a lot of good gems from this article.  A couple of the lessons I was forced to learn early, a couple I was blessed to learn by having such a great staff, and some I am still working on now.  Read below as some of the greatest coaches, and leaders, in the world talk about some of the things they would have done differently if given the chance. Mike Krzyzewski...