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
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
Am I a control freak? No. Do I believe in organization? You bet. In discipline? In being on time and making sure everything at the hotel is ready and right? Definitely. I don't control players. I try to control the environment around the players so they can flourish.
When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor.
Anytime you stop striving to get better, you're bound to get worse.
Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.
A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.
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.
When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, its ready to climb.
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
Discipline is not a nasty word.
It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.
When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!
The true warrior understands and seizes that moment by giving an effort so intense and so intuitive that it could only be called one from the heart.
You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game.