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
I'd like my reputation to stay as it is and to be remembered for a wonderful decade.
Whatever it takes to win.
There is no such thing as life in-between.
In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined talent with great defense. You've got to stop other teams to win.
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.
Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards.
All I did from day-to-day is coach. That's what my job was, that's what my passion was, and the fact that now it's something I'm being considered for is just mind-blowing to me, that I would ever be in that kind of company.
The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion.
People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.
Great players crave instruction on their weaknesses.
I've learned to keep things simple. Look at your choices, pick the best one, then go to work with all your heart.
The key to success is to learn to do something right and then do it right every time.
Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!