Quotes by Pat Riley

Pat Riley

Pat Riley

American basketball coach

Lived from: 1945 -

Category: Athletes Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 20 march 1945

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  • A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.
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  • 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.
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  • Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.
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  • Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.
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  • Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards.
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  • Discipline is not a nasty word.
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  • Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
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  • From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty.
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  • Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
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  • Great effort springs naturally from a great attitude.
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  • If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.
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  • Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.
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  • Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission.
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  • People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.
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  • Shouda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done.
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  • The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion.
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  • There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.
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  • 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.
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  • There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.
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  • To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.
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What are the most famous quotes from Pat Riley?

The two most famous quotes from Pat Riley are:

  • "A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning."
  • "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."

When did Pat Riley live?

Pat Riley was born in 1945.