Quote: You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game. [Pat Riley]
Quote: Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it. [Pat Riley]
Quote: Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. [Pat Riley]
Quote: Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss. [Pat Riley]
Quote: You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again. [Pat Riley]
Quote: A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning. [Pat Riley]
Quote: To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way. [Pat Riley]
Quote: Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards. [Pat Riley]
Quote: There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength. [Pat Riley]
Quote: Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable. [Pat Riley]
Quote: When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. [Pat Riley]
Quote: When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion. [Pat Riley]
Quote: People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards. [Pat Riley]
Quote: When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, its ready to climb. [Pat Riley]
Quote: The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion. [Pat Riley]
Quote: Great effort springs naturally from a great attitude. [Pat Riley]
Quote: 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. [Pat Riley]
Quote: You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth. [Pat Riley]
Quote: Discipline is not a nasty word. [Pat Riley]
Quote: From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty. [Pat Riley]