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Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.

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Pat Riley
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 20
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Patrick James Riley
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Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission.
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In every adversity, there is a seed of equivalent benefit.
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You can never have enough talent.
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Never be ready to play yesterday. Being ready to play today is what's important
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If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue.
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The changes in your life aren't always what you hoped for. But they usually help you grow.
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He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!
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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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The true warrior understands and seizes that moment by giving an effort so intense and so intuitive that it could only be called one from the heart.
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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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When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.
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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.
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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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When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!
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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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From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty.
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It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.
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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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