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Nothing meaningful or lasting comes without working hard at it.

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
Meaningful
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Comes
Without
Nothing
Hard
Lasting

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It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.
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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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Learning to live in the present tense-one that's free from the failures of the past and the anxieties of the future-is a wonderful gift, and one you always should be striving for.
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Lying makes a problem part of the future truth makes a problem part of the past.
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Make incremental progress, change comes not by the yard, but by the inch.
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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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I'm at the stage of my career when it's not only about winning and developing players, it's about having fun. That's a void in your life right now, but it's something you're going to have here.
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Technology is a compulsive and addictive way to live. Verbal communication cannot be lost because of a lack of skill. The ability to listen and learn is key to mastering the art of communication. If you dont use your verbal skills and networking, it will disappear rapidly. Use technology wisely.
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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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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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When you build bridges you can keep crossing them.
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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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Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.
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Postponing action is only postponing achievement.
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I'd learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little.
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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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Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.
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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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