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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
Pat Riley
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Pat Riley
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 20
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Patrick James Riley
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Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!
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You can never have enough talent.
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When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, its ready to climb.
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Anytime you stop striving to get better, you're bound to get worse.
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Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done.
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Am I a control freak? No. Do I believe in organization? You bet. In discipline? In being on time and making sure everything at the hotel is ready and right? Definitely. I don't control players. I try to control the environment around the players so they can flourish.
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Discipline is not a nasty word.
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If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue.
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Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done. In attacking adversity, only a positive attitude, alertness, and regrouping to basics can launch a comeback.
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Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out.
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It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.
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Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
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We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths.
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When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!
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Excellence happens when you try each day to both do and be, a little better than you were yesterday!
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When you leave it to chance, then all of a sudden you don't have any more luck.
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From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty.
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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.
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