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From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty.
Pat Riley
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Pat Riley
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 20
American Football Player
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Coach
Rome
New York
Patrick James Riley
Riles
Riley
Patrick James Pat Riley
MacGyver
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Nobody
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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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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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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're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.
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Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
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When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion.
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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 changes in your life aren't always what you hoped for. But they usually help you grow.
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Don't let other people tell you what you want.
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Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done.
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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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He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!
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It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.
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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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The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion.
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Discipline is not a nasty word.
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Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy
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There are only two options regarding commitment you’re either in or you’re out.
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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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