Mike Krzyzewski has seen it all, even the things that have never been done before.
Back at center court of the World's Most Famous Arena, college basketball's most famous coach was being celebrated for becoming the first men's Division I head coach to reach 1,000 wins — following No. 5 Duke's 77-68 comeback victory over St. John's on Sunday at a sold-out Madison Square Garden. The latest milestone came a little over three years after the longtime Blue Devils coach became the all-time winningest coach at the Garden, breaking the record of his former coach, Bobby Knight.
There were hugs and handshakes, and smiles and salutations, as the strong contingent of Duke fans yelled, "Coach K! Coach K!" in unison. The team's players were given T-shirts which read "1,000 and Kounting."
As the coach entered his press conference, with two of his daughters and seven of his grandchildren, Krzyzewski said he was glad the circus surrounding the milestone would finally end, allowing the team to return to regular games.
How many games are left in his career? Not as many as many people think.
"There's an end in sight," said Krzyzewski, who has won 927 games at Duke after beginning his career with five seasons at Army. "I'm going to be 68 next month and it'll end sooner than later, but hopefully not real soon."
After four NCAA titles, 11 Final Four appearances and 40 seasons, the end is approaching. Until then, Krzyzewski said he will remain as passionate as ever, as if 1,000 wins hadn't come before.
"That's what you're supposed to do," Krzyzewski said. "Energy is not a matter of age, it's a matter of commitment to your position, to what you do. As long as I'm doing it, I'm gonna bring energy. I want people around me to give me energy too, and when my guys started going, it was really beautiful to see them fight and win."
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