Promoting his new book on MSNBC this morning, Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski said he admires the president but hopes he'll do more.
"President Obama has a very unique thing for a leader, and that is that he has the ability to inspire," he said. "I would like to see him inspire even more and not get beaten down by the day-to-day ... negativity that's involved."
For more on Krzyzewski's cable network appearance, go to The N&O's Under the Dome blog. And yes, the topic of Obama picking UNC in his NCAA Tournament bracket came up.
Assistant sports editor Lorenzo Perez has bounced back-and-forth between The News & Observer's news and sports department several times since joining the newspaper in 1999. His latest assignment has him working with The N&O's ACC writers and online news. E-mail 
