Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Rileyis an American professional basketball executive, and a former coach and player in the National Basketball Association. He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995 and head coach in two separate tenures. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams, four with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Heat...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 March 1945
CityRome, NY
CountryUnited States of America
He's methodical. He really took in the film today.
He's incredible. That's what we have learned about him, that he's a big-game player, a big-time player at the end. He has no fear at the end and he simply wants to be put in that position. He has a way of making plays.
He's incredible. He has no fear at the end and he simply wants to be put in that position. He was a way of making plays, he's just incredible.
Alonzo had a huge impact on the game defensively, rejecting eight and he probably changed seven or eight others.
Alonzo had a huge impact on the game defensively. I think he gave us the defensive lift when we needed it.
You can't worry about it. You are going to see it. They have got to deal with teams that are committed to shutting them down. You have got to get stronger against it.
Any team can be a miracle team. The catch is that you have got to go out and work for your miracles. Effort is what ultimately separates great teams from ordinary teams.
In every adversity, there is a seed of equivalent benefit.
Complacency is the last hurdle standing between any team and its potential greatness.
We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths.
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.
All of us have at least one great voice deep inside.
Basketball is a business. Pure and simple. If you want to have fun, go to the YMCA.
The changes in your life aren't always what you hoped for. But they usually help you grow.