Pat Riley Quotes

Great effort springs naturally from a great attitude.
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Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out.
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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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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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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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When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winner's circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor.
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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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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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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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People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.
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Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.
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When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!
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Don't let other people tell you what you want.
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Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
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You can never have enough talent.
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Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.
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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
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Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.
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Shouda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.
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You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.
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