Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino
Richard Andrew "Rick" Pitino is an American basketball coach. Since 2001, he has been the head coach at the University of Louisville, and coached the Cardinals to the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. As a college head coach, Pitino has also served at Boston University, Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship in 1996. In addition to his college coaching career, Pitino also served two stints in the NBA, coaching the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth18 September 1952
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Avoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential.
When you build bridges you can keep crossing them.
Success is determined by your daily choices and habits
Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle
Long term success is a direct result of what you achieve everyday. Goals provide your daily routine
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.
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.
Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.
I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid.
Lying makes a problem part of the future; truth makes a problem part of the past.
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.
Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself
True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.