14 Quotes & Sayings By Pat Riley

Pat Riley is a former coach, general manager, and executive in the National Basketball Association. He is currently the president of the Miami Heat front office. Riley has been named NBA Executive of the Year seven times since 1981, including three times with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won two NBA titles. He was also named coach of the year seven times, including four times with the Lakers.

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Hard work guarantees you nothing, but without it you don't stand a chance Pat Riley
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There's no such things as coulda, shoulda, woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it. Pat Riley
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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. After a while it becomes more innovative in thinking up how to lose than thinnking up how to win. Pat Riley
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There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or out. There's no such thing as a life in between. Pat Riley
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Look for your choices pick the best one then go with it. Pat Riley
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Don't let other people tell you what you want. Pat Riley
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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. Pat Riley
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Great effort springs naturally from great attitude. Pat Riley
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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. Pat Riley
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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. Pat Riley
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Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it. Pat Riley
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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. Pat Riley
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Being ready isn't enough you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change. Pat Riley