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Champions defined with toughness

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Monday, October 28, 2002

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was trying to explain to a British reporter how tough it is to win a national championship in college basketball. Sitting in a spacious interview room at the Crystal Palace Sports Complex in suburban London in mid-October, Krzyzewski spelled out the need for experienced, veteran leaders to win the title. Maryland had it last April. Duke the previous spring. Michigan State prior to the Blue Devils and Connecticut before the Spartans ... and on and on. National To ...

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