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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.

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Pat Riley
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 20
American Football Player
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
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Rome
New York
Patrick James Riley
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Patrick James Pat Riley
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