Listen Now: Everything Happens with Kate Bowler (featuring Coach K)

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Tika Sumpter, Thai Randolph

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Just in time for the excitement of March Madness, join us for this deep dive into leadership, teamwork, and unlocking potential—on and off the court. What happens when someone believes in you–before you’re even ready to believe in yourself? In this powerful conversation, Duke Professor Kate Bowler sits down with legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) to talk about trust, leadership, and the important work of calling out greatness in others. From his storied career at Duke to coaching Team USA, Coach K shares what he has learned about the power of honest feedback, why trust is the foundation of meaningful relationships, and how four simple words–”I believe in you”–can change everything. There’s even a story where he hangs up on a player. Twice. (It worked.)

In this humorous and heartfelt conversation, Coach K and Kate discuss:

Why trust (not talent) is what makes a team great.
The courage it takes to offer honest feedback—even when it’s uncomfortable.
How to call out the best in others (and yourself).

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0:00.0	Hi, is this an okay time?
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0:42.2	as a lens to reflect on the past and analyze the current moment. I speak with makers and
0:47.5	performers like Rob Lowe, Rosie O'Donnell, and Kenya Barris, as well as thinkers like
0:52.3	Kara Swisher and Nate Silver, to understand how both
0:55.6	personal setbacks and larger forces impact our world. Listen to fail better, wherever you get your
1:01.6	podcasts.
1:06.2	This is Everything Happens, and I'm Kate Bowler. Okay, today we're having a conversation about greatness and grit with someone who knows a thing or two about winning.
1:18.6	Our guest, the legendary coach Mike Shishovsky, or Coach K, led the Duke men's basketball team to over a thousand victories and five national championships,
1:29.6	and led the U.S. team to three Olympic gold medals. No big deal.
1:35.9	This conversation was part of a live event at Duke University, or one that you can watch on
1:41.2	YouTube, too. We'll link it in the show notes. You can even watch
1:44.7	his urge to walk around stage and coach the whole room. And hey, if you're not a basketball
1:49.4	person or maybe not a Duke basketball person, first, I forgive you. Second, stay with me.
1:56.2	This conversation isn't just about stats and trophies or being a camera crazy. It's about the deeper stuff like
2:02.7	trust, resilience, and what it means to see greatness and others when they can't quite see it
2:09.6	in themselves. Because Coach Gay doesn't just build teams. He is obsessed with building character.
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