“Basketball is a business. Pure and simple. If you want to have fun, go to the YMCA.”
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Famous Pat Riley Quotes
“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”
“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.”
“There is no such thing as life in-between.”
“When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!”
“You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game.”
“Never be ready to play yesterday. Being ready to play today is what's important”
“There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.”
