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He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!
Pat Riley
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Pat Riley
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 20
American Football Player
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Patrick James Riley
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Patrick James Pat Riley
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Discipline is not a nasty word.
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Never be ready to play yesterday. Being ready to play today is what's important
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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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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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The most DIFFICULT thing for individuals to do when they become part of a team is to sacrifice, it is much EASIER to be selfish.
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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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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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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
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You can never have enough talent.
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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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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.
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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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We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths.
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Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
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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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Excellence happens when you try each day to both do and be, a little better than you were yesterday!
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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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Whatever it takes to win.
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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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