Pat Riley
16 quotes
Biography
Patrick James Riley is an American professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995, and he also served as the team's head coach from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2005 to 2008.
"To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way."
"There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning."
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but simply moving on with dignity despite that fear."
"Great effort springs naturally from great attitude."
"If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges."
"If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges."
"Being ready isn't enough you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change."
"When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat."
"If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges."
"There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength."
"Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable."
"Hard work guarantees you nothing, but without it you don't stand a chance"
"Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it."
"There's no such things as coulda, shoulda, woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it."
"There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or out. There's no such thing as a life in between."
"Look for your choices pick the best one then go with it."