The winner within: a life plan for team...
A source page for quotes linked to Pat Riley.
“Hard work guarantees you nothing, but without it you don't stand a chance”
“He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!”
“You can only receive what you're willing to give.”
“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.”
“The key to teamwork is to learn a role, accept a role, and strive to become excellent playing it.”
“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”
“Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.”
“People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.”
“Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.”
“Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards.”
“Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.”
“Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.”
“If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue.”
“It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.”
“Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.”
“Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out.”
“There is no such thing as life in-between.”
“When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!”