Last Dance
Introduction
Mike Krzyzewski
THERE WAS A TIME, a few years back, when it was very difficult for
me to go to the Final Four when my team didn't make it there. Part
of it, no doubt, was the disappointment I felt because we weren't
still playing. I'm probably spoiled because we've made the Final
Four on ten occasions since 1986, although I can honestly tell you
that I have never taken getting there for granted. Each trip is
special.
This past year, after we lost in the round of sixteen to Michigan
State, I decided to make the trip to St. Louis. There were some
meetings I felt I should attend and some people I wanted to see. As
it turned out, making the trip was one of the best things I've done
in a long time.
On Sunday morning I attended a new event that the National
Association of Basketball Coaches started recently called the Past
Presidents Brunch. It is, as you might have guessed, a brunch for
all past presidents of the NABC. I was president in 1992, so I was
invited.
When I sat down, I found myself next to Bill Foster. I have been
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