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He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!

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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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Hell
Greatest
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Clutch
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The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion.
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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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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
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In every adversity, there is a seed of equivalent benefit.
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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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If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue.
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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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Anytime you stop striving to get better, you're bound to get worse.
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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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Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
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Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.
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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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Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done.
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When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!
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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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Never be ready to play yesterday. Being ready to play today is what's important
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There are only two options regarding commitment you’re either in or you’re out.
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