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Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching I've learned from making mistakes.

Rick Pitino

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Rick Pitino
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: September 18
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
New York City
New York
Richard Andrew Pitino
Learned
Mistake
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Fertilizer
Everything
Coaching
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Nothing meaningful or lasting comes without working hard at it.
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I can say that hands down from being in this business 32 years we're going to be much better than we were last year just because there's eight new players that now have experience and Palacios will be healthy.
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Set higher standards for you own performance than anyone around you, and it won't matter whether you have a tough boss or an easy one. It won't matter whether the competition is pushing you hard, because you'll be competing with yourself.
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I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid.
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When you build bridges you can keep crossing them.
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If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.
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After September 11, I don't think people really believe things like this are all that important.
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When you describe passion at any age, passion is derived from everything, from the people you work with to enjoying the last four years.
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Dreamers are not content with being mediocre.
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Make incremental progress, change comes not by the yard, but by the inch.
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The key to coaching is not what you do, but the way you do it. The intangibles, the motivational parts of the game are the most important facets of it.
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I'd learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little.
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Postponing action is only postponing achievement.
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Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself
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When it comes to team dynamics - on a basketball court or in a corporate setting - maintaining a positive atmosphere is crucial.
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If I didn't have a recruiting engagement, I was going to be here. I did everything possible to change the recruiting thing. I'm a very small part of this night, but I did want to be a part of it.
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Tackle the difficult things first in the morning make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This stops you from cynicism and negativity. End your day with that same attitude you started. Renew your contract with a day well completed.
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Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He's the best wing player I've ever coached. But he's done it the right way. He knew he had to work on his body to become a good pro. When he goes into the pros, he'll be physically ready.
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Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.
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